diff -u postgresql-8.3-8.3.3/debian/control postgresql-8.3-8.3.3/debian/control
--- postgresql-8.3-8.3.3/debian/control
+++ postgresql-8.3-8.3.3/debian/control
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
 Package: postgresql-8.3
 Architecture: any
 Section: misc
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, postgresql-client-8.3, postgresql-common (>= 79), tzdata
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, postgresql-client-8.3, postgresql-common (>= 79), tzdata, 
+ lsb-base (>= 3.2-14)
 Suggests: oidentd | ident-server
 Conflicts: postgresql (<< 7.5)
 Description: object-relational SQL database, version 8.3 server
diff -u postgresql-8.3-8.3.3/debian/changelog postgresql-8.3-8.3.3/debian/changelog
--- postgresql-8.3-8.3.3/debian/changelog
+++ postgresql-8.3-8.3.3/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+postgresql-8.3 (8.3.3-1ubuntu2) intrepid; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/control: Depend on lsb >= 3.2-14 which has the status_of_proc()
+    function.
+  * debian/postgresql-8.3.init: Fixed the status action (LP: #248939).
+
+ -- Mathias Andre <mathias.andre@gmail.com>  Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:14:54 +0000
+
 postgresql-8.3 (8.3.3-1ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low
 
   * debian/{control,rules}: enable PIE hardening
diff -u postgresql-8.3-8.3.3/debian/postgresql-8.3.init postgresql-8.3-8.3.3/debian/postgresql-8.3.init
--- postgresql-8.3-8.3.3/debian/postgresql-8.3.init
+++ postgresql-8.3-8.3.3/debian/postgresql-8.3.init
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
         reload $VERSION
         ;;
     status)
-        status $VERSION
+        status_of_proc "/usr/lib/postgresql/$VERSION/bin/postgres" postgresql
+        exit $?
 	;;
     autovac-start)
 	autovac_start $VERSION