--- samba.init	2008-03-07 11:59:45.000000000 -0500
+++ samba	2008-03-07 12:03:21.000000000 -0500
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ RUN_MODE="daemons"
 # Reads config file (will override defaults above)
 [ -r /etc/default/samba ] && . /etc/default/samba
 
+DAEMON=/usr/sbin/smbd
+DESC="Samba Software Suite"
 PIDDIR=/var/run/samba
 NMBDPID=$PIDDIR/nmbd.pid
 SMBDPID=$PIDDIR/smbd.pid
@@ -95,6 +97,18 @@ case "$1" in
 		sleep 1
 		$0 start
 		;;
+
+  status)
+    pidofproc -p $SMBDPID $DAEMON >/dev/null
+    status=$?
+    if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
+     log_success_msg "SMBD is running"
+    else
+     log_failure_msg "SMBD is not running"
+    fi
+    exit $status
+    ;;
+    
 	*)
 		log_success_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/samba {start|stop|reload|restart|force-reload}"
 		exit 1