The
show port-access authenticator <port-list>
command shows one or more ports remain open after they have been configured with
control unauthorized
802.1X is not active on the switch. After you execute
aaa port-access authenticator active
, all ports configured with
control unauthorized
should be listed as
Closed
.
Authenticator ports remain "open" until activated
switch(config)# show port-access authenticator e 9 Port Access Authenticator Status Port-access authenticator activated [No] : No Access Authenticator Authenticator Port Status Control State Backend State ---- ------ -------- -------------- -------------- 9 Open 1 FU Force Auth Idle Switch(config)# show port-access authenticator active Switch(config)# show port-access authenticator e 9 Port Access Authenticator Status Port-access authenticator activated [No] : Yes Access Authenticator Authenticator Port Status Control State Backend State ---- ------ -------- -------------- -------------- 9 Closed FU Force Unauth Idle
1Port A9 shows an “Open” status even though Access Control is set to Unauthorized (Force Auth). This is because the port-access authenticator has not yet been activated.