Fixes 'pull access denied ... repository does not exist or may require docker login' on docker pull. Use when pulling a private image without credentials or with a typo in the name. Not for manifest unknown or rate limits.
TL;DR: Either log in (docker login) or fix the image name typo. The registry cannot tell 'private repo you lack access to' from 'repo that does not exist', so it reports both. Check docker pull spelling first, then authenticate.
The error
Error response from daemon: pull access denied for myimage, repository does not exist or may require 'docker login': denied: requested access to the resource is denied
Fix it
Check the name for typos: echo [image] and compare against the registry UI. Expected: often a wrong namespace or tag.
Log in: docker login Expected: Login Succeeded.
Retry the pull: docker pull [image] Expected: succeeds.
Registries return 401/403 identically for missing and forbidden repos (to avoid leaking which private repos exist). The daemon surfaces the combined message.
Edge cases
Expired tokens produce the same message as never-logged-in; docker logout then docker login refreshes.
Credential helpers (docker-credential-desktop) can go stale; if login loops, check the helper (separate skill).
Multi-arch: the name may be right but the tag only exists for another arch; then you get manifest errors instead.
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