Docker 1.12 hanging with log errors "rpc error: code = 2 desc = shim error: context deadline exceeded"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • I am seeing docker hang when running docker ps or docker run
  • Docker logs show: rpc error: code = 2 desc = shim error: context deadline exceeded

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host
  • docker-1.12.5-14
  • docker-1.12.6-17

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