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

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • All docker commands fail with the following error: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Atomic Host
  • Docker

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