The rc script for the net-fs/autofs package is not gentoo-ified. I have fixed it up so that it works just like all the rest of the rc scripts and fixed a small bug in it too (a sed statement need a "g" option or you couldn't do automount's more than a directory deep). The actual ebuild needs to be changed too so that the script is copied to the proper directory. I have created a patch that replaces the old autofs file and updates the ebuild. You can get it from the URL submited.
Seems to work. Thanks :)