Error starting daemon pid file found ensure docker is not running or delete var snap docker 179 run docker pid

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I am trying to start docker service, but it shows me the below error.

Error starting daemon: pid file found, ensure docker is not running or delete /var/snap/docker/179/run/docker.pid

How can I solve this error?

Apr 14, 2020 in Docker by akhtar
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Hi@akhtar,

It means the previous PID file of docker service is still available. So when you try to start your docker service, it can't start the service because one process id is already present. To avoid this error, you have to remove the previous PID file and then try to start your service.

$  rm -rf /var/snap/docker/179/run/docker.pid
$ systemctl start docker
answered Apr 14, 2020 by MD
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but it doesn't work
Did you get any error? If yes then share your error.
$ rm -rf /var/run/docker.pid
rm: cannot remove '/var/run/docker.pid': Permission denied
Hi,

You need to run the command with Sudo power or from the root user. Otherwise, it will give you the above error.

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