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[Ubuntu18.04] Docker Start Error: Got permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket

1. Reasons

The docker process uses UNIX sockets instead of TCP ports. By default, UNIX socket belongs to root user, so it needs to   Root privileges   To access

2. Solutions

# Create a docker group
sudo groupadd docker
# Check if the current user is in the docker group          
sudo gpasswd -a $your_user_name docker   
# Add the current user to the docker group
sudo gpasswd -a $USER docker
# Update group information  
newgrp docker

3. Inspection results

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