docker info or any docker command on macos not working

[tvfischer]

Expected behavior

after starting docker, expect to be able to run any docker command in terminal and get results as listed in documentation.

Actual behavior

After starting docker, the docker commands in the terminal all complain that they cannot connect to docker.

tfischer-MBP:ATPDev tfischer$ docker info
Cannot connect to the Docker daemon. Is the docker daemon running on this host?

IT claims that the docker deamon is not running but the sock file exists

fischer-MBP:ATPDev tfischer$ ls -al  /var/run/docker.sock 
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  daemon  55  1 Sep 13:35 /var/run/docker.sock -> /var/root/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/s60

Information

Diagnostic ID: 4500F151-4360-4FDF-8582-D64BCAE69B72
Docker for Mac: 1.12.0-a (Build 11213)
macOS: Version 10.11.6 (Build 15G31)
[ERROR] docker-cli
/var/run/docker.sock does not exist
Permission denied (EACCES) connecting to /var/run/docker.sock: check permissions
docker ps failed
[OK] app
[OK] moby-syslog
[OK] disk
[OK] virtualization
[OK] system
[OK] menubar
[OK] osxfs
[OK] db
[OK] slirp
[OK] moby-console
[OK] logs
[OK] vmnetd
[OK] env
[OK] moby
[OK] driver.amd64-linux

Steps to reproduce

1. install docker from dmg
2. run docker wait for docker to say it is started
3. Open terminal session
4. enter docker info in terminal

[dave-tucker]

@tvfischer
Thanks for the report. Closing as a dupe of #47
There is also a workaround posted there that should help you out!

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