--- /sbin/runscript.sh.orig	2009-12-04 14:11:05.762121461 +0100
+++ /sbin/runscript.sh	2009-12-04 14:16:47.592496931 +0100
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 [[ ${RC_GOT_FUNCTIONS} != "yes" ]] && source /etc/init.d/functions.sh
 
 # User must be root to run most script stuff (except status)
-if [[ ${EUID} != "0" ]] && [[ " $* " != " status " ]] ; then
+if [[ ${EUID} != "0" ]] && ! [[ $2 == "status" && $# -eq 2 ]] && \
+		! [[ $2 == "--quiet" && $3 == "status" && $# -eq 3 ]] && \
+		! [[ $3 == "--quiet" && $2 == "status" && $# -eq 3 ]] \
+		; then
 	eerror "$0: must be root to run init scripts"
 	exit 1
 fi