---
name: "checkrhosts"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "rsh-server"
version: "0.17-24"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/checkrhosts"
---

# checkrhosts(8)

program to check the users .rhosts files for security problems

## NAME

checkrhosts - program to check the users .rhosts files for security problems

## SYNOPSIS

**checkrhosts**

## DESCRIPTION

The **checkrhosts** program will check the users .rhosts files for any potential security problems. It will show which .rhosts files are insecure and gives a short discription why the .rhosts is insecure and how this problem can be fixed.

## FILES

\~/.rhosts

## AUTHOR

Peter Tobias \<tobias@debian.org\>