# File /run/elastic-agent.sock no such file and directory when i finished installing the agent on linux

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-run-elastic-agent-sock-no-such-file-and-directory-when-i-finished-installing-the-agent-on-linux/342775>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 12, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-run-elastic-agent-sock-no-such-file-and-directory-when-i-finished-installing-the-agent-on-linux/342775 "2023-09-12T03:15:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yanuar\_Ahmad\_Adhari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yanuar_ahmad_adhari/32/125530_2.png) [@Yanuar\_Ahmad\_Adhari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yanuar_Ahmad_Adhari)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-run-elastic-agent-sock-no-such-file-and-directory-when-i-finished-installing-the-agent-on-linux/342775/1 "2023-09-12T03:15:48Z")

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Error: failed to communicate with Elastic Agent daemon: rpc error: code = Unavailable desc = connection error: desc = "transport: Error while dialing dial unix /run/elastic-agent.sock: connect: no such file or directory"

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-run-elastic-agent-sock-no-such-file-and-directory-when-i-finished-installing-the-agent-on-linux/342775/2 "2023-10-10T03:16:25Z")

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