---
name: "sclient"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "krb5"
version: "1.22.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sclient"
---

# sclient(1)

sample Kerberos version 5 client

## NAME

sclient - sample Kerberos version 5 client

## SYNOPSIS

**sclient** *remotehost*

## DESCRIPTION

sclient is a sample application, primarily useful for testing purposes.  It contacts a sample server *sserver* and authenticates to it using Kerberos version 5 tickets, then displays the server's response.

## ENVIRONMENT

See *kerberos* for a description of Kerberos environment variables.

## SEE ALSO

*kinit*, *sserver*, *kerberos*

## AUTHOR

MIT

## COPYRIGHT

1985-2026, MIT