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[GH-ISSUE #1658] Error: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running? on macOS while docker commands are working #822

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Originally created by @LenaWil on GitHub (Mar 2, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/1658

Bug report info

act version:            0.2.43
GOOS:                   darwin
GOARCH:                 amd64
NumCPU:                 8
Docker host:            DOCKER_HOST environment variable is unset/empty.
Sockets found:
	/Users/lena/.docker/run/docker.sock
Config files:           
	/Users/lena/.actrc:
		-P ubuntu-latest=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
		-P ubuntu-22.04=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-22.04
		-P ubuntu-20.04=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-20.04
		-P ubuntu-18.04=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-18.04
Build info:
	Go version:            go1.20.1
	Module path:           command-line-arguments
	Main version:          
	Main path:             
	Main checksum:         
	Build settings:
		-buildmode:           exe
		-compiler:            gc
		-ldflags:             -X main.version=0.2.43
		CGO_ENABLED:          1
		CGO_CFLAGS:           
		CGO_CPPFLAGS:         
		CGO_CXXFLAGS:         
		CGO_LDFLAGS:          
		GOARCH:               amd64
		GOOS:                 darwin
		GOAMD64:              v1

Error: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?

Command used with act

act

Describe issue

I expected it to not print Error: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?, because commands like docker ps do work:

CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                    COMMAND                  CREATED         STATUS         PORTS                NAMES
b55271169ff4   docker/getting-started   "/docker-entrypoint.…"   2 minutes ago   Up 2 minutes   0.0.0.0:80->80/tcp   funny_euclid

Link to GitHub repository

github.com/LenaWil/Squire@d038cc03cd

Workflow content

name: Lint Black (official)

# Without review-dog… maybe it’s a bit of waste to make them run twice, but anyway.
on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  lint:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: psf/black@stable

Relevant log output

DEBU[0000] Loading environment from /Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.env 
DEBU[0000] Loading action inputs from /Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.input 
DEBU[0000] Loading secrets from /Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.secrets 
DEBU[0000] Loading workflows from '/Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.github/workflows' 
DEBU[0000] Loading workflows recursively                
DEBU[0000] Found workflow 'black-review-dog.yml' in '/Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.github/workflows/black-review-dog.yml' 
DEBU[0000] Found workflow 'black.yml' in '/Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.github/workflows/black.yml' 
DEBU[0000] Found workflow 'run_tests.yml' in '/Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml' 
DEBU[0000] Reading workflow '/Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.github/workflows/black-review-dog.yml' 
DEBU[0000] Conditional GET for notices etag=89b55634-e474-4cff-a075-2c41abcfb8c3 
DEBU[0000] Reading workflow '/Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.github/workflows/black.yml' 
DEBU[0000] Reading workflow '/Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml' 
DEBU[0000] Preparing plan with all jobs                 
DEBU[0000] Using the only detected workflow event: pull_request 
DEBU[0000] Planning jobs for event: pull_request        
DEBU[0000] Found revision: d038cc03cd0b075071a2ab001ed226c1b3953225 
DEBU[0000] Found revision: d038cc03cd0b075071a2ab001ed226c1b3953225 
DEBU[0000] Found revision: d038cc03cd0b075071a2ab001ed226c1b3953225 
DEBU[0000] Found revision: d038cc03cd0b075071a2ab001ed226c1b3953225 
DEBU[0000]                                              
DEBU[0000] Found revision: d038cc03cd0b075071a2ab001ed226c1b3953225 
ERRO[0000] failed to obtain container engine info: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running? 
[black-reviewdog/lint      ] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'success()'
[black-reviewdog/lint      ] [DEBUG] expression 'success()' evaluated to 'true'
[black-reviewdog/lint      ] 🚀  Start image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
[black-reviewdog/lint      ]   🐳  docker pull image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= username= forcePull=true
[black-reviewdog/lint      ] [DEBUG]   🐳  docker pull catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
[black-reviewdog/lint      ] [DEBUG] pulling image 'docker.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest' ()
[Lint Black (official)/lint] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'success()'
[Lint Black (official)/lint] [DEBUG] expression 'success()' evaluated to 'true'
[Lint Black (official)/lint] 🚀  Start image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
[Lint Black (official)/lint]   🐳  docker pull image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= username= forcePull=true
[Lint Black (official)/lint] [DEBUG]   🐳  docker pull catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
[Lint Black (official)/lint] [DEBUG] pulling image 'docker.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest' ()
[Test Squire/Test Code     ] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'success()'
[Test Squire/Test Code     ] [DEBUG] expression 'success()' evaluated to 'true'
[Test Squire/Test Code     ] [DEBUG] expression '${{ matrix.ubuntu }}' rewritten to 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)'
[Test Squire/Test Code     ] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)'
[Test Squire/Test Code     ] [DEBUG] expression 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)' evaluated to '%!t(string=ubuntu-20.04)'
[Test Squire/Test Code     ] [DEBUG] expression '${{ matrix.ubuntu }}' rewritten to 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)'
[Test Squire/Test Code     ] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)'
[Test Squire/Test Code     ] [DEBUG] expression 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)' evaluated to '%!t(string=ubuntu-20.04)'
[Test Squire/Test Code     ] [DEBUG] expression '${{ matrix.ubuntu }}' rewritten to 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)'
[Test Squire/Test Code     ] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)'
[Test Squire/Test Code     ] [DEBUG] expression 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)' evaluated to '%!t(string=ubuntu-20.04)'
[Test Squire/Test Code     ] 🚀  Start image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-20.04
[Test Squire/Test Code     ]   🐳  docker pull image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-20.04 platform= username= forcePull=true
[Test Squire/Test Code     ] [DEBUG]   🐳  docker pull catthehacker/ubuntu:act-20.04
[Test Squire/Test Code     ] [DEBUG] pulling image 'docker.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-20.04' ()
Error: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?

Additional information

(On a repo with GitHub workflow actions, this one: github.com/LenaWil/Squire@d038cc03cd )

There are more workflows, and looking at the debug log it might run some of them? But without verbose mode it prints two error messages.

Originally created by @LenaWil on GitHub (Mar 2, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/1658 ### Bug report info ```plain text act version: 0.2.43 GOOS: darwin GOARCH: amd64 NumCPU: 8 Docker host: DOCKER_HOST environment variable is unset/empty. Sockets found: /Users/lena/.docker/run/docker.sock Config files: /Users/lena/.actrc: -P ubuntu-latest=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest -P ubuntu-22.04=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-22.04 -P ubuntu-20.04=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-20.04 -P ubuntu-18.04=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-18.04 Build info: Go version: go1.20.1 Module path: command-line-arguments Main version: Main path: Main checksum: Build settings: -buildmode: exe -compiler: gc -ldflags: -X main.version=0.2.43 CGO_ENABLED: 1 CGO_CFLAGS: CGO_CPPFLAGS: CGO_CXXFLAGS: CGO_LDFLAGS: GOARCH: amd64 GOOS: darwin GOAMD64: v1 Error: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running? ``` ### Command used with act ```sh act ``` ### Describe issue I expected it to not print `Error: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?`, because commands like `docker ps` do work: ``` CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES b55271169ff4 docker/getting-started "/docker-entrypoint.…" 2 minutes ago Up 2 minutes 0.0.0.0:80->80/tcp funny_euclid ``` ### Link to GitHub repository https://github.com/LenaWil/Squire/commit/d038cc03cd0b075071a2ab001ed226c1b3953225 ### Workflow content ```yml name: Lint Black (official) # Without review-dog… maybe it’s a bit of waste to make them run twice, but anyway. on: [push, pull_request] jobs: lint: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v2 - uses: psf/black@stable ``` ### Relevant log output ```sh DEBU[0000] Loading environment from /Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.env DEBU[0000] Loading action inputs from /Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.input DEBU[0000] Loading secrets from /Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.secrets DEBU[0000] Loading workflows from '/Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.github/workflows' DEBU[0000] Loading workflows recursively DEBU[0000] Found workflow 'black-review-dog.yml' in '/Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.github/workflows/black-review-dog.yml' DEBU[0000] Found workflow 'black.yml' in '/Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.github/workflows/black.yml' DEBU[0000] Found workflow 'run_tests.yml' in '/Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml' DEBU[0000] Reading workflow '/Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.github/workflows/black-review-dog.yml' DEBU[0000] Conditional GET for notices etag=89b55634-e474-4cff-a075-2c41abcfb8c3 DEBU[0000] Reading workflow '/Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.github/workflows/black.yml' DEBU[0000] Reading workflow '/Users/lena/Documents/Knights/Squire/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml' DEBU[0000] Preparing plan with all jobs DEBU[0000] Using the only detected workflow event: pull_request DEBU[0000] Planning jobs for event: pull_request DEBU[0000] Found revision: d038cc03cd0b075071a2ab001ed226c1b3953225 DEBU[0000] Found revision: d038cc03cd0b075071a2ab001ed226c1b3953225 DEBU[0000] Found revision: d038cc03cd0b075071a2ab001ed226c1b3953225 DEBU[0000] Found revision: d038cc03cd0b075071a2ab001ed226c1b3953225 DEBU[0000] DEBU[0000] Found revision: d038cc03cd0b075071a2ab001ed226c1b3953225 ERRO[0000] failed to obtain container engine info: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running? [black-reviewdog/lint ] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'success()' [black-reviewdog/lint ] [DEBUG] expression 'success()' evaluated to 'true' [black-reviewdog/lint ] 🚀 Start image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest [black-reviewdog/lint ] 🐳 docker pull image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= username= forcePull=true [black-reviewdog/lint ] [DEBUG] 🐳 docker pull catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest [black-reviewdog/lint ] [DEBUG] pulling image 'docker.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest' () [Lint Black (official)/lint] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'success()' [Lint Black (official)/lint] [DEBUG] expression 'success()' evaluated to 'true' [Lint Black (official)/lint] 🚀 Start image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest [Lint Black (official)/lint] 🐳 docker pull image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= username= forcePull=true [Lint Black (official)/lint] [DEBUG] 🐳 docker pull catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest [Lint Black (official)/lint] [DEBUG] pulling image 'docker.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest' () [Test Squire/Test Code ] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'success()' [Test Squire/Test Code ] [DEBUG] expression 'success()' evaluated to 'true' [Test Squire/Test Code ] [DEBUG] expression '${{ matrix.ubuntu }}' rewritten to 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)' [Test Squire/Test Code ] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)' [Test Squire/Test Code ] [DEBUG] expression 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)' evaluated to '%!t(string=ubuntu-20.04)' [Test Squire/Test Code ] [DEBUG] expression '${{ matrix.ubuntu }}' rewritten to 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)' [Test Squire/Test Code ] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)' [Test Squire/Test Code ] [DEBUG] expression 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)' evaluated to '%!t(string=ubuntu-20.04)' [Test Squire/Test Code ] [DEBUG] expression '${{ matrix.ubuntu }}' rewritten to 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)' [Test Squire/Test Code ] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)' [Test Squire/Test Code ] [DEBUG] expression 'format('{0}', matrix.ubuntu)' evaluated to '%!t(string=ubuntu-20.04)' [Test Squire/Test Code ] 🚀 Start image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-20.04 [Test Squire/Test Code ] 🐳 docker pull image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-20.04 platform= username= forcePull=true [Test Squire/Test Code ] [DEBUG] 🐳 docker pull catthehacker/ubuntu:act-20.04 [Test Squire/Test Code ] [DEBUG] pulling image 'docker.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-20.04' () Error: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running? ``` ### Additional information (On a repo with GitHub workflow actions, this one: https://github.com/LenaWil/Squire/commit/d038cc03cd0b075071a2ab001ed226c1b3953225 ) There are more workflows, and looking at the debug log it might run some of them? But without verbose mode it prints two error messages.
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@culshaw commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2023):

I don't think this is necessarily an act specific problem, but I've got around this by doing the following:

ln -s ~/.docker/run/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock

This isn't guaranteed to fix your problem long-term. However it looks like an upgrade to a v4.17.0 of docker for mac has meant docker has moved away from using this global .sock file

<!-- gh-comment-id:1452059127 --> @culshaw commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2023): I don't think this is necessarily an act specific problem, but I've got around this by doing the following: ``` ln -s ~/.docker/run/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock ``` This isn't guaranteed to fix your problem long-term. However it looks like an upgrade to a `v4.17.0` of docker for mac has meant docker has moved away from using this global .sock file
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@LenaWil commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2023):

ln -s ~/.docker/run/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock

That worked, thanks!

<!-- gh-comment-id:1452137693 --> @LenaWil commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2023): > `ln -s ~/.docker/run/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock` That worked, thanks!
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@mingrammer commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2023):

Thank you @culshaw.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1453122414 --> @mingrammer commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2023): Thank you @culshaw.
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@pvmtriet232 commented on GitHub (Apr 16, 2023):

I got into the problem too. I use ubuntu, how can I solve it?

<!-- gh-comment-id:1510232463 --> @pvmtriet232 commented on GitHub (Apr 16, 2023): I got into the problem too. I use ubuntu, how can I solve it?
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@bernardoforcillo commented on GitHub (Apr 18, 2023):

I got into the problem too. I use ubuntu, how can I solve it?

So do I (fedora)

<!-- gh-comment-id:1513261851 --> @bernardoforcillo commented on GitHub (Apr 18, 2023): > I got into the problem too. I use ubuntu, how can I solve it? So do I (fedora)
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@kintel commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2023):

I also have this failure on Ubuntu-22.04:

$ docker --version
Docker version 23.0.2, build 569dd73

gh act -v
DEBU[0000] Loading environment from /home/kintel/code/OpenGL/offscreen/.env 
DEBU[0000] Loading action inputs from /home/kintel/code/OpenGL/offscreen/.input 
DEBU[0000] Loading secrets from /home/kintel/code/OpenGL/offscreen/.secrets 
DEBU[0000] Evaluated matrix inclusions: map[]           
DEBU[0000] Loading workflows from '/home/kintel/code/OpenGL/offscreen/.github/workflows' 
DEBU[0000] Loading workflows recursively                
DEBU[0000] Found workflow 'cmake.yml' in '/home/kintel/code/OpenGL/offscreen/.github/workflows/cmake.yml' 
DEBU[0000] Reading workflow '/home/kintel/code/OpenGL/offscreen/.github/workflows/cmake.yml' 
DEBU[0000] Conditional GET for notices etag=f82d34a0-80c7-4533-902c-b80db8d0947f 
DEBU[0000] Preparing plan with all jobs                 
DEBU[0000] Using default workflow event: push           
DEBU[0000] Planning jobs for event: push                
DEBU[0000] Final matrix after applying user inclusions '[map[]]' 
DEBU[0000] Loading revision from git directory          
DEBU[0000] Found revision: 7eff393d11d435b16ddc48cbdd643a7bfdab2e74 
DEBU[0000] HEAD points to '7eff393d11d435b16ddc48cbdd643a7bfdab2e74' 
DEBU[0000] using github ref: refs/heads/master          
DEBU[0000] Found revision: 7eff393d11d435b16ddc48cbdd643a7bfdab2e74 
ERRO[0000] failed to obtain container engine info: permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at unix:///var/run/docker.sock: Get "http://%2Fvar%2Frun%2Fdocker.sock/v1.24/info": dial unix /var/run/docker.sock: connect: permission denied 
[CMake/build] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'success()'
[CMake/build] [DEBUG] expression 'success()' evaluated to 'true'
[CMake/build] 🚀  Start image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
[CMake/build]   🐳  docker pull image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= username= forcePull=true
[CMake/build] [DEBUG]   🐳  docker pull catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
[CMake/build] [DEBUG] pulling image 'docker.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest' ()
Error: permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at unix:///var/run/docker.sock: Post "http://%2Fvar%2Frun%2Fdocker.sock/v1.24/images/create?fromImage=catthehacker%2Fubuntu&tag=act-latest": dial unix /var/run/docker.sock: connect: permission denied

The user running this is added to the docker group and can run docker commands without sudo.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1515265495 --> @kintel commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2023): I also have this failure on Ubuntu-22.04: ``` $ docker --version Docker version 23.0.2, build 569dd73 ``` ``` gh act -v DEBU[0000] Loading environment from /home/kintel/code/OpenGL/offscreen/.env DEBU[0000] Loading action inputs from /home/kintel/code/OpenGL/offscreen/.input DEBU[0000] Loading secrets from /home/kintel/code/OpenGL/offscreen/.secrets DEBU[0000] Evaluated matrix inclusions: map[] DEBU[0000] Loading workflows from '/home/kintel/code/OpenGL/offscreen/.github/workflows' DEBU[0000] Loading workflows recursively DEBU[0000] Found workflow 'cmake.yml' in '/home/kintel/code/OpenGL/offscreen/.github/workflows/cmake.yml' DEBU[0000] Reading workflow '/home/kintel/code/OpenGL/offscreen/.github/workflows/cmake.yml' DEBU[0000] Conditional GET for notices etag=f82d34a0-80c7-4533-902c-b80db8d0947f DEBU[0000] Preparing plan with all jobs DEBU[0000] Using default workflow event: push DEBU[0000] Planning jobs for event: push DEBU[0000] Final matrix after applying user inclusions '[map[]]' DEBU[0000] Loading revision from git directory DEBU[0000] Found revision: 7eff393d11d435b16ddc48cbdd643a7bfdab2e74 DEBU[0000] HEAD points to '7eff393d11d435b16ddc48cbdd643a7bfdab2e74' DEBU[0000] using github ref: refs/heads/master DEBU[0000] Found revision: 7eff393d11d435b16ddc48cbdd643a7bfdab2e74 ERRO[0000] failed to obtain container engine info: permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at unix:///var/run/docker.sock: Get "http://%2Fvar%2Frun%2Fdocker.sock/v1.24/info": dial unix /var/run/docker.sock: connect: permission denied [CMake/build] [DEBUG] evaluating expression 'success()' [CMake/build] [DEBUG] expression 'success()' evaluated to 'true' [CMake/build] 🚀 Start image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest [CMake/build] 🐳 docker pull image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= username= forcePull=true [CMake/build] [DEBUG] 🐳 docker pull catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest [CMake/build] [DEBUG] pulling image 'docker.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest' () Error: permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at unix:///var/run/docker.sock: Post "http://%2Fvar%2Frun%2Fdocker.sock/v1.24/images/create?fromImage=catthehacker%2Fubuntu&tag=act-latest": dial unix /var/run/docker.sock: connect: permission denied ``` The user running this is added to the `docker` group and can run docker commands without sudo.
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@catthehacker commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2023):

Original issue was regarding Docker on macOS, if you have similar problem on non macOS platform, create new issue and attach required info.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1515311962 --> @catthehacker commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2023): Original issue was regarding Docker on macOS, if you have similar problem on non macOS platform, create new issue and attach required info.
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@kintel commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2023):

See #1744

<!-- gh-comment-id:1515362202 --> @kintel commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2023): See #1744
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@LenaWil commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2023):

Original issue was regarding Docker on macOS, if you have similar problem on non macOS platform, create new issue and attach required info.

Why was this closed? Last time I tested I still had the issue.

I can use the work around, but for some reason I have to do that on every boot.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1515379085 --> @LenaWil commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2023): > Original issue was regarding Docker on macOS, if you have similar problem on non macOS platform, create new issue and attach required info. Why was this closed? Last time I tested I still had the issue. I can use the work around, but for some reason I have to do that on every boot.
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@jpdrsn commented on GitHub (Apr 21, 2023):

Using rancher desktop and getting the same issue. Solution was similar to @LenaWil suggestion: sudo ln -s ~/.rd/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock

<!-- gh-comment-id:1517723861 --> @jpdrsn commented on GitHub (Apr 21, 2023): Using rancher desktop and getting the same issue. Solution was similar to @LenaWil suggestion: `sudo ln -s ~/.rd/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock`
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@gentildpinto commented on GitHub (Apr 28, 2023):

I don't think this is necessarily an act specific problem, but I've got around this by doing the following:

ln -s ~/.docker/run/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock

This isn't guaranteed to fix your problem long-term. However it looks like an upgrade to a v4.17.0 of docker for mac has meant docker has moved away from using this global .sock file

I've docker desktop on my Fedora, so I do sudo ln -s ~/.docker/desktop/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock. And it works
Thanks ❤️

<!-- gh-comment-id:1527242906 --> @gentildpinto commented on GitHub (Apr 28, 2023): > I don't think this is necessarily an act specific problem, but I've got around this by doing the following: > > ``` > ln -s ~/.docker/run/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock > ``` > > This isn't guaranteed to fix your problem long-term. However it looks like an upgrade to a `v4.17.0` of docker for mac has meant docker has moved away from using this global .sock file I've docker desktop on my Fedora, so I do ```sudo ln -s ~/.docker/desktop/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock```. And it works Thanks ❤️
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@palerdot commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2024):

I'm using colima and following works

sudo ln -s ~/.colima/default/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock
<!-- gh-comment-id:2348131450 --> @palerdot commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2024): I'm using `colima` and following works ```shell sudo ln -s ~/.colima/default/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock ```
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@jakeseg commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2024):

I can not run build docker images on my local worflows anymore.
I followed instrctions from:
https://github.com/docker/actions-toolkit/issues/250#issuecomment-2427084411
https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/2239

Inside the workflow I was not able to connect to the docker.socket but after creating the simlink (sudo ln -s ~/.colima/default/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock) and using --container-daemon-socket=unix:///var/run/docker.sock it said Permision denied.

I'm little dissapointed dact stoped working, I have no clue how to fix it. I know the issue is related to a docker change and mac OS update.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2465410212 --> @jakeseg commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2024): I can not run build docker images on my local worflows anymore. I followed instrctions from: https://github.com/docker/actions-toolkit/issues/250#issuecomment-2427084411 https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/2239 Inside the workflow I was not able to connect to the `docker.socket` but after creating the simlink (sudo ln -s `~/.colima/default/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock`) and using `--container-daemon-socket=unix:///var/run/docker.sock` it said Permision denied. I'm little dissapointed dact stoped working, I have no clue how to fix it. I know the issue is related to a docker change and mac OS update.
kerem commented 2026-03-01 21:46:42 +03:00
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@jeiksegovia commented on GitHub (Nov 9, 2024):

solved the issue on my machine 🥹 https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/2239#issuecomment-2466020469

<!-- gh-comment-id:2466022081 --> @jeiksegovia commented on GitHub (Nov 9, 2024): solved the issue on my machine 🥹 https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/2239#issuecomment-2466020469
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@mcloughlan commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2024):

For those still having the issue. Check the following

  • Docker is running (Docker desktop if you are on mac)
  • There exists the symbolic link /var/run/docker.sock and that it points to another file that should exist in ~/.docker/run/docker.sock
    • If this file does not exist, go into Docker settings > Advanced > "Allow the default docker socket to be used" and make sure it is ticked. If it was already ticked, untick it and tick it again (this made the file for me)
  • Then also check that ~/.actrc does not override the container socket path to - or an invalid location with the --container-daemon-socket argument. (this was my issue)
<!-- gh-comment-id:2513632167 --> @mcloughlan commented on GitHub (Dec 3, 2024): For those still having the issue. Check the following - Docker is running (Docker desktop if you are on mac) - There exists the symbolic link `/var/run/docker.sock` and that it points to another file that should exist in `~/.docker/run/docker.sock` - If this file does not exist, go into Docker settings > Advanced > "Allow the default docker socket to be used" and make sure it is ticked. If it was already ticked, untick it and tick it again (this made the file for me) - Then also check that `~/.actrc` does not override the container socket path to `-` or an invalid location with the `--container-daemon-socket` argument. (this was my issue)
kerem commented 2026-03-01 21:46:42 +03:00
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@matheusbsi1992 commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2025):

In docker: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/#set-up-the-repository. Using help from long upgrade.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2679244715 --> @matheusbsi1992 commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2025): In docker: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/#set-up-the-repository. Using help from long upgrade.
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@mmaryo commented on GitHub (May 27, 2025):

same problem by default with ubuntu

gh act
INFO[0000] Using docker host 'unix:///var/run/docker.sock', and daemon socket 'unix:///var/run/docker.sock'
<!-- gh-comment-id:2912200596 --> @mmaryo commented on GitHub (May 27, 2025): same problem by default with ubuntu ``` gh act INFO[0000] Using docker host 'unix:///var/run/docker.sock', and daemon socket 'unix:///var/run/docker.sock' ```
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