docker warning config.json permission denied

I just installed docker and created a group and added my username to it to avoid using sudo every time. However when I do the test and run docker run hello-world it gives me following error:
WARNING: Error loading config file:/home/user/.docker/config.json - stat /home/user/.docker/config.json: permission denied

But then it continues and gives a success message:Hello from Docker. This message shows that your installation appears to be working correctly.
Any ideas whats wrong and what implications does it have?

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The official documentation has a nice section named Manage Docker as a non-root user.

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The official documentation has a nice section named Manage Docker as a non-root user.

– Moez
Mar 12 at 16:45

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The official documentation has a nice section named Manage Docker as a non-root user.

– Moez
Mar 12 at 16:45

The official documentation has a nice section named Manage Docker as a non-root user.

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Try running

sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" /home/"$USER"/.docker -R

sudo chmod g+rwx "/home/$USER/.docker" -R

$USER is the username of the currently logged in user.

edited Dec 22 '16 at 21:55

answered Mar 19 '16 at 12:01

Grammargeek

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thanks, that seem to have done it. Just a question, since I changed ownership to my user. Would it be better to change ownership to a group: docker?

– Trm
Mar 19 '16 at 13:06

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was a bit too fast and ran command from earlier root login. I still get the same error. I even tried running: sudo chown user:docker /home/user/.docker/config.json, but it didn't help

– Trm
Mar 19 '16 at 13:21

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Hi. I moved away the file and everything seems to work fine now.

– Trm
Mar 20 '16 at 0:44

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Cool @Trm I wonder if you maybe needed to do chown -R USER:DOCKER /home/USER/.docker ?

– Grammargeek
Mar 20 '16 at 14:57

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For the lazy: sudo chown $(whoami):docker /home/$(whoami)/.docker/config.json just copy paste.

– SWiggels
Jun 8 '17 at 9:07

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Try running

sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" /home/"$USER"/.docker -R

sudo chmod g+rwx "/home/$USER/.docker" -R

$USER is the username of the currently logged in user.

edited Dec 22 '16 at 21:55

answered Mar 19 '16 at 12:01

Grammargeek

1,76411021

thanks, that seem to have done it. Just a question, since I changed ownership to my user. Would it be better to change ownership to a group: docker?

– Trm
Mar 19 '16 at 13:06

1

was a bit too fast and ran command from earlier root login. I still get the same error. I even tried running: sudo chown user:docker /home/user/.docker/config.json, but it didn't help

– Trm
Mar 19 '16 at 13:21

1

Hi. I moved away the file and everything seems to work fine now.

– Trm
Mar 20 '16 at 0:44

1

Cool @Trm I wonder if you maybe needed to do chown -R USER:DOCKER /home/USER/.docker ?

– Grammargeek
Mar 20 '16 at 14:57

1

For the lazy: sudo chown $(whoami):docker /home/$(whoami)/.docker/config.json just copy paste.

– SWiggels
Jun 8 '17 at 9:07

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show 10 more comments

Try running

sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" /home/"$USER"/.docker -R

sudo chmod g+rwx "/home/$USER/.docker" -R

$USER is the username of the currently logged in user.

edited Dec 22 '16 at 21:55

answered Mar 19 '16 at 12:01

Grammargeek

1,76411021

thanks, that seem to have done it. Just a question, since I changed ownership to my user. Would it be better to change ownership to a group: docker?

– Trm
Mar 19 '16 at 13:06

1

was a bit too fast and ran command from earlier root login. I still get the same error. I even tried running: sudo chown user:docker /home/user/.docker/config.json, but it didn't help

– Trm
Mar 19 '16 at 13:21

1

Hi. I moved away the file and everything seems to work fine now.

– Trm
Mar 20 '16 at 0:44

1

Cool @Trm I wonder if you maybe needed to do chown -R USER:DOCKER /home/USER/.docker ?

– Grammargeek
Mar 20 '16 at 14:57

1

For the lazy: sudo chown $(whoami):docker /home/$(whoami)/.docker/config.json just copy paste.

– SWiggels
Jun 8 '17 at 9:07

|
show 10 more comments

Try running

sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" /home/"$USER"/.docker -R

sudo chmod g+rwx "/home/$USER/.docker" -R

$USER is the username of the currently logged in user.

edited Dec 22 '16 at 21:55

answered Mar 19 '16 at 12:01

Grammargeek

1,76411021

Try running

sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" /home/"$USER"/.docker -R

sudo chmod g+rwx "/home/$USER/.docker" -R

$USER is the username of the currently logged in user.

edited Dec 22 '16 at 21:55

answered Mar 19 '16 at 12:01

Grammargeek

1,76411021

edited Dec 22 '16 at 21:55

answered Mar 19 '16 at 12:01

Grammargeek

1,76411021

answered Mar 19 '16 at 12:01

Grammargeek

1,76411021

answered Mar 19 '16 at 12:01

Grammargeek

1,76411021

thanks, that seem to have done it. Just a question, since I changed ownership to my user. Would it be better to change ownership to a group: docker?

– Trm
Mar 19 '16 at 13:06

1

was a bit too fast and ran command from earlier root login. I still get the same error. I even tried running: sudo chown user:docker /home/user/.docker/config.json, but it didn't help

– Trm
Mar 19 '16 at 13:21

1

Hi. I moved away the file and everything seems to work fine now.

– Trm
Mar 20 '16 at 0:44

1

Cool @Trm I wonder if you maybe needed to do chown -R USER:DOCKER /home/USER/.docker ?

– Grammargeek
Mar 20 '16 at 14:57

1

For the lazy: sudo chown $(whoami):docker /home/$(whoami)/.docker/config.json just copy paste.

– SWiggels
Jun 8 '17 at 9:07

|
show 10 more comments

thanks, that seem to have done it. Just a question, since I changed ownership to my user. Would it be better to change ownership to a group: docker?

– Trm
Mar 19 '16 at 13:06

1

was a bit too fast and ran command from earlier root login. I still get the same error. I even tried running: sudo chown user:docker /home/user/.docker/config.json, but it didn't help

– Trm
Mar 19 '16 at 13:21

1

Hi. I moved away the file and everything seems to work fine now.

– Trm
Mar 20 '16 at 0:44

1

Cool @Trm I wonder if you maybe needed to do chown -R USER:DOCKER /home/USER/.docker ?

– Grammargeek
Mar 20 '16 at 14:57

1

For the lazy: sudo chown $(whoami):docker /home/$(whoami)/.docker/config.json just copy paste.

– SWiggels
Jun 8 '17 at 9:07

thanks, that seem to have done it. Just a question, since I changed ownership to my user. Would it be better to change ownership to a group: docker?

– Trm
Mar 19 '16 at 13:06

was a bit too fast and ran command from earlier root login. I still get the same error. I even tried running: sudo chown user:docker /home/user/.docker/config.json, but it didn't help

– Trm
Mar 19 '16 at 13:21

Hi. I moved away the file and everything seems to work fine now.

– Trm
Mar 20 '16 at 0:44

Cool @Trm I wonder if you maybe needed to do chown -R USER:DOCKER /home/USER/.docker ?

– Grammargeek
Mar 20 '16 at 14:57

For the lazy: sudo chown $(whoami):docker /home/$(whoami)/.docker/config.json just copy paste.

– SWiggels
Jun 8 '17 at 9:07

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show 10 more comments

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