diff -u kdebase-workspace-4.1.0/debian/kdm.init kdebase-workspace-4.1.0/debian/kdm.init
--- kdebase-workspace-4.1.0/debian/kdm.init
+++ kdebase-workspace-4.1.0/debian/kdm.init
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 #
 set -e
 
+# Import the LSB init functions
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
 # To start kdm even if it is not the default display manager, change
 # HEED_DEFAULT_DISPLAY_MANAGER to "false."
 HEED_DEFAULT_DISPLAY_MANAGER=true
@@ -173,9 +176,12 @@
     fi
     echo "."
   ;;
+  status)
+    status_of_proc -p "$PIDFILE" "$DAEMON" kdm && exit 0 || exit $?
+  ;;
 
   *)
-    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/kdm {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}"
+    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/kdm {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|status}"
     exit 1
     ;;
 esac
diff -u kdebase-workspace-4.1.0/debian/control kdebase-workspace-4.1.0/debian/control
--- kdebase-workspace-4.1.0/debian/control
+++ kdebase-workspace-4.1.0/debian/control
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 Package: kdm
 Section: x11
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, debconf | debconf-2.0
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, debconf | debconf-2.0, lsb-base (>= 3.2.14)
 Recommends: logrotate, xserver-xorg-core | xserver,
  kdebase | x-session-manager | x-window-manager, xterm | x-terminal-emulator
 Suggests: kdepasswd
diff -u kdebase-workspace-4.1.0/debian/changelog kdebase-workspace-4.1.0/debian/changelog
--- kdebase-workspace-4.1.0/debian/changelog
+++ kdebase-workspace-4.1.0/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+kdebase-workspace (4:4.1.0-0ubuntu6) intrepid; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/control: Depend on lsb-base >= 3.2-14, which has the
+    status_of_proc() function.
+  * debian/kdm.init: Import the LSB init functions, and add the 'status'
+    action (LP: #259446).
+
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:05:34 +0100
+
 kdebase-workspace (4:4.1.0-0ubuntu5) intrepid; urgency=low
 
   * Fix compile for network-manager 0.7