Cannot connect to the Docker daemon in Ubuntu 17.10 [duplicate]

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docker: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock.
Is the docker daemon running?.
See 'docker run --help'

Zanna

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asked Dec 18 '17 at 14:48

Syafiq Firdaus

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maybe try running sudo docker instead of just docker – John Orion Dec 18 '17 at 15:03
Yep, just solved the problem helped by this, stackoverflow.com/a/34869632/7431693. Thanks John. – Syafiq Firdaus Dec 18 '17 at 15:46
gunbert, check this out docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/linux-postinstall – Syafiq Firdaus Dec 18 '17 at 18:43

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