diff -Nru sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/changelog sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/changelog
--- sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/changelog	2009-12-01 00:36:50.000000000 +0100
+++ sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/changelog	2010-01-18 09:45:12.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+sysvinit (2.87dsf-4ubuntu14) lucid; urgency=low
+
+  * 92_sulogin_support_static_sh.patch:
+    - add support for /bin/static-sh as fallback if the regular
+      shell fails to execute
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:40:46 +0100
+
 sysvinit (2.87dsf-4ubuntu13) lucid; urgency=low
 
   * debian/initscripts/etc/init.d/sendsigs:
diff -Nru sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/patches/92_sulogin_support_static_sh.patch sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/patches/92_sulogin_support_static_sh.patch
--- sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/patches/92_sulogin_support_static_sh.patch	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/patches/92_sulogin_support_static_sh.patch	2010-01-18 09:44:14.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Index: sysvinit-2.87dsf/src/sulogin.c
+===================================================================
+--- sysvinit-2.87dsf.orig/src/sulogin.c	2010-01-18 09:41:41.012271775 +0100
++++ sysvinit-2.87dsf/src/sulogin.c	2010-01-18 09:44:01.902272010 +0100
+@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
+ #define F_PASSWD	"/etc/passwd"
+ #define F_SHADOW	"/etc/shadow"
+ #define BINSH		"/bin/sh"
+-#define STATICSH	"/bin/sash"
++#define STATICSH	"/bin/static-sh"
++#define STATICSH_SASH	"/bin/sash"
+ 
+ char *Version = "@(#)sulogin 2.85-3 23-Apr-2003 miquels@cistron.nl";
+ 
+@@ -373,6 +374,11 @@
+ 	setenv("SHELL", STATICSH, 1);
+ 	execl(STATICSH, STATICSH, NULL);
+ 	perror(STATICSH);
++
++	/* Fall back to sash */
++	setenv("SHELL", STATICSH_SASH, 1);
++	execl(STATICSH_SASH, STATICSH_SASH, NULL);
++	perror(STATICSH_SASH);
+ }
+ 
+ void usage(void)
diff -Nru sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/patches/series sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/patches/series
--- sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/patches/series	2009-09-07 20:58:36.000000000 +0200
+++ sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/patches/series	2010-01-18 09:41:28.000000000 +0100
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 62_init_freebsdterm.dpatch
 70_compiler_warnings.dpatch
 91_sulogin_lockedpw.dpatch
+92_sulogin_support_static_sh.patch
 94_fstab-decode.dpatch
 96_shutdown_acctoff.dpatch
 97_init_starttest.dpatch