xinetd won't start

Hello I'm trying to configure imap; I gather it is necessary to have xinetd running first, is this correct? OK, the problem is xinetd refuses to start, it displays this message: # rcxinetd start Starting INET services. (xinetd) failed # I don't have any idea where to look for debug info, or otherwise look for a clue. The system is SUSE 10.0 Thanks in advance. Juan Pablo