# Can't connect docker daemon server

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/cant-connect-docker-daemon-server/43482>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [June 26, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cant-connect-docker-daemon-server/43482 "2024-06-26T03:20:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![seikyo-cho-lvgs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@seikyo-cho-lvgs](https://forums.suse.com/u/seikyo-cho-lvgs)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cant-connect-docker-daemon-server/43482/1 "2024-06-26T03:20:23Z")

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I’m using Rancher Desktop as docker daemon with its container engine setting `dockerd(moby)`.

When I run `docker info`, got:

```auto
Client:
 Version: 26.1.0-rd
 Context: rancher-desktop
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
    Version: v0.14.1
    Path: /Users/user1/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version: v2.27.1
    Path: /Users/user1/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose

Server:
ERROR: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///Users/user1/.rd/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?
errors pretty printing info

```

But I can see the docker.sock file:

```auto
ls -la /Users/user1/.rd/docker.sock
srw-------@ 1 user1 staff 0 6 26 11:44 /Users/user1/.rd/docker.sock

```

Why the server can’t connect?

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**Author:** ![seikyo-cho-lvgs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@seikyo-cho-lvgs](https://forums.suse.com/u/seikyo-cho-lvgs)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cant-connect-docker-daemon-server/43482/2 "2024-06-26T04:52:18Z")

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Check this, then apply.

 ![rancher](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/1/104c3ec8e1bd3b28b9fb87b944e4e5eb961cdf6e.png)

In the popup page, check `Always run without administrative access`.

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**Author:** ![Avinash\_Kumar\_Singh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/avinash_kumar_singh/32/11887_2.png) [@Avinash\_Kumar\_Singh](https://forums.suse.com/u/Avinash_Kumar_Singh)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cant-connect-docker-daemon-server/43482/3 "2025-01-16T11:42:35Z")

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[root@localhost ~]# docker info  
Client: Docker Engine - Community  
Version: 26.1.4  
Context: default  
Debug Mode: false  
Plugins:  
buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)  
Version: v0.14.1  
Path: /usr/libexec/docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx  
compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)  
Version: v2.27.1  
Path: /usr/libexec/docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose

Server:  
ERROR: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?  
errors pretty printing info