cannot connect to the docker daemon at unix ///var/run/docker.sock. is the docker daemon running

Fixing the Docker daemon! Explaining with step-by-step instructions on how to fix "cannot connect to the Docker daemon" error. Problems solved: 1. If you get permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket 2. cannot connect to the Docker daemon at Unix ///var/run/docker.sock. is the docker daemon running 3. Generic errors when docker daemon is not running and the user is trying to access it. 4. If you are facing any other permission error, add that specific USERNAME to docker group. command: sudo usermod -aG docker USERNAME 5-Minute DevOps #docker #dockerdaemon #devops