Hi bob,

Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 3:09:06 PM, you wrote:

dovecot -n

Usage: dovecot [-F] [-c <config file>] [-p] [--exec-mail <protocol>] [--version] [--build-options] Fatal: Unknown argument: -n

dovecot -h

Usage: dovecot [-F] [-c <config file>] [-p] [-n] [-a] [--exec-mail <protocol>] [--version] [--build-options] Fatal: Unknown argument: -h

dovecot --version

1.0.2

?

...

Sorry, I don't use it, but I think the problem is there.

Cyrus SASL is older than dovecot's SASL, so I don't think the problem is here.

Interestingly, installing nscd hides the problem. Perhaps a race condition?

Sorry, I can't help you with SASL. Maybe somebody can...

-- Sergey