init.d script only seems to be seeing first auth_mech

Binary package hint: libsasl2

If I set the MECHANISMS in /etc/defaults/saslauthd to "pam rimap", when saslauthd is started by the init.d script, it loads only pam. However, If I just have 1 auth_mech, then that one seems to work OK.

I redirected the output of saslauthd to /var/log/sasl.log and added the -V option. Snippet 1 below shows a single auth_mech working. Snippet 2 shows the second one (rimap) seems to get forgotten.

I hope I haven't made a silly mistake and wasted any-ones time.

Paul
(aka. Gargoyle)

--- 8< ---- Snippit 1 ---- 8< ---
-- /etc/defaults/saslauthd --
# This needs to be uncommented before saslauthd will be run automatically
# START=yes

# You must specify the authentication mechanisms you wish to use.
# This defaults to "pam" for PAM support, but may also include
# "shadow" or "sasldb", like this:
# MECHANISMS="pam shadow"

START=yes
PWDIR="/var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd"
PARAMS="-V -r -O localhost -m ${PWDIR}"
PIDFILE="${PWDIR}/saslauthd.pid"

MECHANISMS="rimap"

-- /var/log/sasl.log --
saslauthd[22466] :main : num_procs : 5
saslauthd[22466] :main : mech_option: localhost
saslauthd[22466] :main : run_path : /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd
saslauthd[22466] :main : auth_mech : rimap
saslauthd[22466] :ipc_init : using accept lock file: /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd/mux.accept

--- 8< ---- Snippit 2 ---- 8< ---
-- /etc/defaults/saslauthd --
# This needs to be uncommented before saslauthd will be run automatically
# START=yes

# You must specify the authentication mechanisms you wish to use.
# This defaults to "pam" for PAM support, but may also include
# "shadow" or "sasldb", like this:
# MECHANISMS="pam shadow"

START=yes
PWDIR="/var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd"
PARAMS="-V -r -O localhost -m ${PWDIR}"
PIDFILE="${PWDIR}/saslauthd.pid"

MECHANISMS="pam rimap"

-- /var/log/sasl.log --
saslauthd[22578] :main : num_procs : 5
saslauthd[22578] :main : mech_option: localhost
saslauthd[22578] :main : run_path : /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd
saslauthd[22578] :main : auth_mech : pam
saslauthd[22578] :ipc_init : using accept lock file: /var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd/mux.accept