Troubleshooting some frequent problems with Docker. <> = A dependency job for docker.service failed (on etna) = Problem: cannot start docker.dock service (we don't yet understand why). Workaround: sudo dockerd (followed by Ctrl+Z and bg) = Cannot write /home//.docker = Problem: sudo on Machine X != ustica cannot write /home/ (different root users on different machines) Solution 1: Remove /home//.docker (not sure whether this always works) Solution 2: sudo docker --config /tmp build -t . (and maybe also for sudo docker run)