moby: Docker for Mac - Error response from daemon: Bad response from Docker engine

Docker for mac is not working anymore in the last release. I get the error shown on this page.

https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-mac-beta-bad-response-from-docker-engine/16399

This is a show stopper because it does not even work for me despite resetting docker. Just to be clear, going to docker whale -> selecting reset does not work

Also tried to re-install but didnt work. I was looking for older docker for mac releases but cannot find them.

Output of docker version:

docker -v
Docker version 1.12.0-rc2, build 906eacd, experimental

Output of docker info:

docker info
Error response from daemon: Bad response from Docker engine

Additional environment details (AWS, VirtualBox, physical, etc.):

Docker for mac on El Capitan 10.11.1

Steps to reproduce the issue:

run any docker command like docker ps
see error

Describe the results you received: see docker info step above, always get the same error

Describe the results you expected: if running ps i would expect to see running containers

Additional information you deem important (e.g. issue happens only occasionally): could not find any issue open for this or a separate repo for docker for mac. I hope this is fine

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 8 years ago
Reactions: 8
Comments: 25 (6 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

Yes, Perferences… then select “Reset to factory defaults”.
can solve the problem.

zaojiao on Aug 10, 2016

Doing the factory reset appears to have fixed it.

jengo on Jul 6, 2016

Im having the same problem and when i go to reset to factory defaults the client freezes and dies. Please advise what to do.

ryangurn on Aug 26, 2016

had this same issue. Doing a reset resolved this for me.

xgt001 on Jul 19, 2016

You could uninstall and then reinstall. You will get better support for Mac specific issues in https://github.com/docker/for-mac

On 26 Aug 2016 6:27 p.m., “Ryan Gurnick” notifications@github.com wrote:

Im having the same problem and when i go to reset to factory defaults the client freezes and dies. Please advise what to do. [image: image] https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1297082/18014378/8b04f9a6-6b77-11e6-92d3-3977ebdb4edb.png

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justincormack on Aug 26, 2016

I also started running into this issue today as well. All Docker commands produce Error response from daemon: Bad response from Docker engine. Resetting Docker for Mac does not resolve the issue.

Here are the details I can grab:

$ docker version
Client:
 Version:      1.12.0-rc2
 API version:  1.24
 Go version:   go1.6.2
 Git commit:   906eacd
 Built:        Fri Jun 17 20:35:33 2016
 OS/Arch:      darwin/amd64
 Experimental: true
Error response from daemon: Bad response from Docker engine

OSX El Capitan 10.11.5 (15F34)

Docker for Mac Version: Version 1.12.0-rc2-beta17 (build: 9779) ff18c0c63c5ff3c4a4a925d191d5592d655779d7

smugcloud on Jul 7, 2016

I have the same issue.

When I check the Docker in the menu bar, the message appears that “Docker starting” but nothing happens.

Version 1.12.0-rc2-beta17 (build: 9779) ff18c0c63c5ff3c4a4a925d191d5592d655779d7

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tomekcp on Jul 6, 2016