← All Kali Issues
Docker

Permission denied socket

P Permission Critical

🔴 Error Message

Permission denied connecting to Docker daemon socket

📖 What This Means

User not in docker group.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Add to group: sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
  2. Log out and back in
  3. Or use sudo: sudo docker

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