--- /usr/local/resin/init.d/resin.in    2009-11-23 13:18:35.000000000 -0500
+++ /etc/init.d/resin-a 2010-01-02 13:11:13.000000000 -0500
@@ -95,6 +95,18 @@
 
        log_end_msg $?
        ;;
+  status)
+       if test -n "$USER"; then
+         su $USER -c """$JAVA -jar $RESIN_HOME/lib/resin.jar $ARGS status"""
+       else
+           errors=`$JAVA -jar $RESIN_HOME/lib/resin.jar $ARGS status 2>&1`
+           if [ $? != 0 ]; then
+               log_daemon_msg $errors
+           fi
+       fi
+
+       log_end_msg $?
+       ;;
   restart)
        $0 stop
        $0 start