WSL Integration Error

[shyam-k0]

Description

When Integration with Default WSL2 distro and Integration with Ubuntu 20.04 is turned on in Docker Desktop, when it tries to connect to the docker daemon it fails, and I get this error:

I also get this both in Docker Desktop and in WSL:

Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?
There is no docker.sock in /var/run in the distro.

Here's what I've tried:

• Uninstalled and reinstalled Docker Desktop.
• Cleaned/Purged all data.
• Shutdown and restarted WSL
• Allowed all connections from Docker Backend in the Windows Firewall
• Unregistered docker-desktop distro and restarted.

It was all working perfectly until suddenly one day this error appeared and hasn't left since. The only time it was solved is when I reinstalled Docker Desktop for maybe the fifth time and it worked without errors for a couple hours, then I closed Docker and when I reopen it the error is back.

Reproduce

1. Installed Docker Desktop
2. Turned on Integration with WSL
3. Waited

Expected behavior

No response

docker version

Client:
 Version:           27.4.0
 API version:       1.47
 Go version:        go1.22.10
 Git commit:        bde2b89
 Built:             Sat Dec  7 10:37:44 2024
 OS/Arch:           linux/amd64
 Context:           default
Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?

docker info

Client:
 Version:    27.4.0
 Context:    default
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  ai: Ask Gordon - Docker Agent (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.5.1
    Path:     /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-ai
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.19.2-desktop.1
    Path:     /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v2.31.0-desktop.2
    Path:     /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
  debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  0.0.37
    Path:     /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-debug
  desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Beta) (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.0
    Path:     /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-desktop
  dev: Docker Dev Environments (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.2
    Path:     /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-dev
  extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.27
    Path:     /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-extension
  feedback: Provide feedback, right in your terminal! (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.0.5
    Path:     /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-feedback
  init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.4.0
    Path:     /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-init
  sbom: View the packaged-based Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) for an image (Anchore Inc.)
    Version:  0.6.0
    Path:     /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-sbom
  scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.15.1
    Path:     /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-scout

Server:
ERROR: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?
errors pretty printing info

Diagnostics ID

99CEE2A2-E4E7-4837-99A3-7B0DF05FD5E1/20250223182611

Additional Info

No response

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