[gentoo-server] GETTING CRAZY with init services (saslauthd/cyrus)

[Jose Gonzalez Gomez]

ok, here is the scenario: I've got a server running saslauthd and 
cyrus imap, and I have them started at the default runlevel, but after 
booting up the machine saslauthd is not working. I started to make some 
tests playing with dependencies and taking out some services, as I 
suspected that some interaction among services could be causing 
saslauthd to malfunction, and came up with the following (keep in mind 
that cyrus has an after saslauthd dependency):

   1. If I boot with no modification, saslauthd doesn't work. If I
      restart saslauthd just after booting the service works.
   2. If I put saslauthd - cyrus to start after everything else except
      for local, saslauthd doesn't work
   3. Then I deleted cyrus from the default runlevel. saslauthd works
   4. Playing with dependencies I start saslauthd in exactly the same
      place it was in point 1, but without cyrus. saslauthd works
   5. At this point, if I add cyrus to the default runlevel, saslauthd
      stops working
   6. THE GREAT FINAL... I delete cyrus from the default runlevel, boot
      up the machine, login as root, start cyrus and... *SASLAUTHD
      WORKS*... wtf??????? By the way... I run NOTHING in local (?!?!?!??!)

    I'm getting crazy with this, so any help/tip/idea is greatly 
appreciated... I have looked at the logs with no success, and I don't 
understand what's the difference between running cyrus in a runlevel and 
starting it manually so it may affect saslauthd...

    Best regards
    Jose