Docker - Error response from daemon: client is newer than server

Question

After creating a new machine with Docker Machine, I\'m getting the following error:

$ docker ps
Error response from daemon: client is newer than ser         


        

Answer 1

I had the same issue with 1.10.0-rc4, and it turned out that boot2docker wasn't updated properly when installing a newer Docker Toolbox. I had to remove boot2docker manually:

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/boot2docker

You can also delete the rest of the toolbox:

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/docker*
sudo rm -rf /Applications/Docker

And finally install Docker Toolbox of the desired version.

Please see official uninstall script for on GitHub for OS X here.