docker:allow_docker_to_be_run_without_using_sudo
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Docker - Allow docker to be run without using sudo
Add current user to the docker group
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
NOTE: This allows docker to be run without using sudo.
To enable this functionality, log out and log back in; or run:
newgrp docker
Add a specific user to the docker group
Determine the username
whoami
returns:
peter
Add this user to the docker group
sudo usermod -aG docker peter
Enable this functionality
Either log out and log back in; or run:
newgrp docker
Verify that docker commands can be run without sudo
docker run hello-world
NOTE: If an error is seen such as docker: Got permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket, then:
sudo chmod 666 /var/run/docker.sock
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