Hi, pretty new, thanks in advance.
Ubuntu 1804.
Docker version 18.09.0, build 4d60db4
This issue seemed to emerge after trying to install docker-compose.
Completely removed docker-ce docker-ce-cli, and everything docker related and reinstalled.
Reboot and new terminal
Issue persists.
(base) james@james-desktop:~$ systemctl status docker.service
● docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d
└─hosts.conf, override.conf
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2018-12-11 14:47:51 ACDT; 10min ago
Process: 2368 ExecStart=/usr/bin/dockerd -H fd:// -H tcp://127.0.0.1:2375 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 2368 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Dec 11 14:47:51 james-desktop systemd[1]: docker.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Dec 11 14:47:51 james-desktop systemd[1]: docker.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 3.
Dec 11 14:47:51 james-desktop systemd[1]: Stopped Docker Application Container Engine.
Dec 11 14:47:51 james-desktop systemd[1]: docker.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Dec 11 14:47:51 james-desktop systemd[1]: docker.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.
Dec 11 14:47:51 james-desktop systemd[1]: Failed to start Docker Application Container Engine.
(base) james@james-desktop:~$ journalctl -xe
Dec 11 14:55:15 james-desktop sudo[4075]: james : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/james ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/chmod o-r /etc/
Dec 11 14:55:15 james-desktop sudo[4075]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Dec 11 14:55:15 james-desktop sudo[4075]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
Dec 11 14:55:28 james-desktop org.gnome.Shell.desktop[2444]: received message
Dec 11 14:55:53 james-desktop sudo[4148]: james : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/james ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/chmod o-w /etc/
Dec 11 14:55:53 james-desktop sudo[4148]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Dec 11 14:55:53 james-desktop sudo[4148]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
Dec 11 14:56:13 james-desktop dbus-daemon[2158]: [session uid=1000 pid=2158] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gnom
Dec 11 14:56:13 james-desktop systemd[1938]: Starting GNOME Terminal Server…
– Subject: Unit UNIT has begun start-up
– Defined-By: systemd
– Unit UNIT has begun starting up.
Dec 11 14:56:13 james-desktop dbus-daemon[2158]: [session uid=1000 pid=2158] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Term
Dec 11 14:56:13 james-desktop systemd[1938]: Started GNOME Terminal Server.
– Subject: Unit UNIT has finished start-up
– Defined-By: systemd
– Unit UNIT has finished starting up.
– The start-up result is RESULT.
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Any help much appreciated.