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Verified diagnostic signature

The Docker client cannot reach the selected daemon or context.

Match output from docker, understand the likely cause, then continue with sourced, read-only checks.

Confidence
high
Platforms
linux · macos · windows
Verified
2026-07-24
Recognized output

Signature matched locally

Is the docker daemon running

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Likely causes

What usually produces this signal

  1. Daemon stopped
  2. Wrong context
  3. Socket access failure
  4. Desktop VM unavailable
Safe next checks

Collect evidence before changing the system

01

Show the current user and group identities

id

The output matches the expected target and exits without an error.

02

Show running Docker containers

docker ps

The output matches the expected target and exits without an error.