# Var/run/elastic-agent.sock: connect: no such file or directory

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/var-run-elastic-agent-sock-connect-no-such-file-or-directory/335817>\
**Category:** Elastic Agent\
**Created:** [June 13, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/var-run-elastic-agent-sock-connect-no-such-file-or-directory/335817 "2023-06-13T03:31:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/var-run-elastic-agent-sock-connect-no-such-file-or-directory/335817/1 "2023-06-13T03:31:49Z")

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The installation of the elastic agent is not successful, and the following error is displayed when executing the elastic-agent status query. What is the solution?

```auto
% sudo /Library/Elastic/Agent/elastic-agent status
Error: failed to communicate with Elastic Agent daemon: rpc error: code = Unavailable desc = connection error: desc = "transport: Error while dialing dial unix /var/run/elastic-agent.sock: connect: no such file or directory"
For help, please see our troubleshooting guide at https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/fleet/8.7/fleet-troubleshooting.html

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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:** [July 11, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/var-run-elastic-agent-sock-connect-no-such-file-or-directory/335817/2 "2023-07-11T03:31:54Z")

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