diff -u sysklogd-1.5/debian/rc sysklogd-1.5/debian/rc
--- sysklogd-1.5/debian/rc
+++ sysklogd-1.5/debian/rc
@@ -145,8 +145,11 @@
 	$0 start
     fi
     ;;
+  status)
+    status_of_proc $binpath syslogd && exit 0 || exit $?
+    ;;
   *)
-    log_success_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/sysklogd {start|stop|reload|restart|force-reload|reload-or-restart}"
+    log_success_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/sysklogd {start|stop|reload|restart|force-reload|reload-or-restart|status}"
     exit 1
 esac
 
diff -u sysklogd-1.5/debian/changelog sysklogd-1.5/debian/changelog
--- sysklogd-1.5/debian/changelog
+++ sysklogd-1.5/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+sysklogd (1.5-2ubuntu2) intrepid; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/control: Depend on lsb >= 3.2-12ubuntu2, which has the
+    status_of_proc() function.
+  * debian/rc: Add the 'status' action (LP: #203169).
+
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:34:38 -0500
+
 sysklogd (1.5-2ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low
 
   * Merge from debian unstable, remaining changes:
diff -u sysklogd-1.5/debian/control sysklogd-1.5/debian/control
--- sysklogd-1.5/debian/control
+++ sysklogd-1.5/debian/control
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 Package: sysklogd
 Architecture: any
 Section: admin
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, klogd | linux-kernel-log-daemon, adduser, lsb-base (>= 1.3-9ubuntu3), sysv-rc (>= 2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu2)
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, klogd | linux-kernel-log-daemon, adduser, lsb-base (>= 3.2-12ubuntu2), sysv-rc (>= 2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu2)
 Conflicts: syslogd
 Provides: syslogd, system-log-daemon
 Replaces: syslogd