--- /sbin/runscript.sh.orig	2010-08-26 04:47:36.617879000 +0200
+++ /sbin/runscript.sh	2010-09-03 15:06:30.109790869 +0200
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 [[ ${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 [[ ${EUID} != "0" ]] && ! [[ "$*" =~ " status" ]] ; then
 	eerror "$0: must be root to run init scripts"
 	exit 1
 fi