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/info: dial unix /var/run/docker.sock: connect: permission denied code example

Example 1: Got permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket

sudo chmod 666 /var/run/docker.sock

Example 2: Got permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at unix:///var/run/docker.sock

sudo chmod 666 /var/run/docker.sock