Unable to access Docker containers folder on command line

Question

I've just created my first docker container and it runs successfully. My problem now is that I can't access the folder where they are stored by default

/var/lib/docker/containers

It keeps throwing the error

can't cd to containers

Answer 1

You need root to access it:

sudo ls /var/lib/docker/containers/

Without root access:

docker@boot2docker:/c/Users/VonC/prog/b2d$ cd /var/lib/docker/containers
-sh: cd: can't cd to /var/lib/docker/containers

So this would work:

docker@boot2docker:/c/Users/VonC/prog/b2d$ sudo su -
Boot2Docker version 1.6.0, build master : a270c71 - Thu Apr 16 19:50:36 UTC 2015
Docker version 1.6.0, build 4749651
root@boot2docker:~# cd /var/lib/docker/containers/
root@boot2docker:/mnt/sda1/var/lib/docker/containers#