Docker requires sudo to run

Question

When I try to run any docker command, for example docker ps, I'm getting this error:

Got permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at unix:///var/run/docker.sock: Get http://%2Fvar%2Frun%2Fdocker.sock/v1.40/containers/json: dial unix /var/run/docker.sock: connect: permission denied

So I manage to run it using sudo:

sudo docker ps

But I want to be able to run that without sudo.

Please have a look [here](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/#manage-docker-as-a-non-root-user) — rph, Jun 01 '20 at 17:29
Can you share the search terms you used when you Googled for the resolution to this? — dfundako, Jun 01 '20 at 17:29

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 01 '20 at 17:41

5

In order to achieve the desired result you have to do the post-installation steps described in the documentation:

Create the docker group.
```
$ sudo groupadd docker
```
Add your user to the docker group.
```
$ sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
```
Log out and log back in so that your group membership is re-evaluated.

edited Jun 01 '20 at 17:41

John Kugelman

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answered Jun 01 '20 at 17:31

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Docker requires sudo to run

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