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Docker : "docker images" Command Gives "Error: Permission Denied" (Doc ID 2404199.1)

Last updated on MAY 07, 2020

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.3 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [4.1.12] and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

A regular user is not able list images using docker images command.

Following error can be observed.

[USER@HOSTNAME] $ docker images
Got permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at unix:///var/run/docker.sock: Get http://%2Fvar%2Frun%2Fdocker.sock/v1.27/images/json: dial unix /var/run/docker.sock: connect: permission denied

 

Cause

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