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--- docker:allow_docker_to_be_run_without_using_sudo [2025/05/20 15:33] – created peter
+++ docker:allow_docker_to_be_run_without_using_sudo [2025/05/20 15:39] (current) – peter
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 ====== Docker - Allow docker to be run without using sudo ======
+===== Add current user to the docker group =====
+<code bash>
+sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  This allows docker to be run without using sudo.
+To enable this functionality, log out and log back in; or run: <code bash>
+newgrp docker
+</code>
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== Add a specific user to the docker group =====
+==== Determine the username ====
+<code bash>
+whoami
+</code>
+returns:
+<code>
+peter
+</code>
+----
+==== Add this user to the docker group ====
+<code bash>
+sudo usermod -aG docker peter
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  Any user can be added to the docker group as required.
+</WRAP>
+----
+==== Enable this functionality ====
+Either log out and log back in; or run: <code bash>
+newgrp docker
+</code>
+----
+===== Verify that docker commands can be run without sudo =====
+<code bash>
+docker run hello-world
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  If an error is seen such as **docker: Got permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket**, then:
+<code bash>
+sudo chmod 666 /var/run/docker.sock
+</code>
+</WRAP>
+----