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permission denied

while trying to connect to the docker API at unix:///var/run/docker.sock: dial unix /var/run/docker.sock: connect: permission denied

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Cause

the socket is owned by root and the docker group (mode 0660); your user is not in that group, or joined it but this login session still has the old group list.

Fix

risk: caution · sudo · system config (user-group) — ask your user before running

sudo groupadd docker            # "already exists" is finesudo usermod -aG docker $USERnewgrp docker                   # or log out and back in

Don’t try

prefix every docker command with sudo — works, but bind-mount output and ~/.docker end up owned by root.

sudo chmod 666 /var/run/docker.sock — lets every local user drive the root-owned daemon, and systemd recreates the socket as 0660 on the next restart.

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