Unable to mount /var/run/docker.sock from inside linux distribution (wsl 2)

Question

I am unable to mount docker.sock when creating a container in WSL 2:

-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock

I get the following error:

docker: Error response from daemon: not a directory.

When navigating to /var/run, I can clearly see docker.sock being present, so I am unsure about why I am getting this error. docker ps correctly shows all the running containers.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Does this answer your question? [Bind to docker socket on Windows](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36765138/bind-to-docker-socket-on-windows) — Noam Yizraeli, Aug 23 '21 at 19:41
could explain in what situation you are using wsl2 and centos together? — Noam Yizraeli, Aug 23 '21 at 19:43

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 16 '22 at 10:09

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Try to create a volume by passing this flag to the docker run command:

-v //var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock

edited Feb 16 '22 at 10:09

Alessandro Argentieri

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answered Feb 14 '22 at 12:47

Emilio García

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Unable to mount /var/run/docker.sock from inside linux distribution (wsl 2)

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