docker: Got permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at unix:///var/run/docker.sock: Post http://%2Fvar%2Frun%2Fdocker.sock/v1.35/containers/create: dial unix /var/run/docker.sock: connect: permission denied. See ‘docker run –help’.
To fix this issue, we have to create a group, assign the user to the group and then give the permissions to /var/run/docker.sock
Add docker group
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$ sudo groupadd docker
Add your current user to the docker group
$ sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
Switch session to the docker group
$ newgrp - docker
Run an example to test
$ docker run hello-world
Still, if you are facing the permission denied error, then give the permission to /var/run/docker.sock like as follows.
Give Permissions
sudo chmod 666 /var/run/docker.sock
And then try again docker run hello-world
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