Thanks for reporting this bug and proposing a patch. I notice that in raring, a shorter patch was used to implement status. Does the following patch work for you in precise?
--- debian/backuppc.init 2013-01-17 20:20:25.000000000 +0000 +++ /home/ubuntu/backuppc-3.2.1/debian/backuppc.init 2013-01-17 20:19:36.000000000 +0000 @@ -81,11 +81,8 @@ case "$1" in --signal 1 log_end_msg $? ;; - status) - status_of_proc "$BINDIR/$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $? - ;; *) - log_success_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|restart|reload|status}" + log_success_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|restart|reload}" exit 1 ;; esac ** Changed in: backuppc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: backuppc (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1100857 Title: Init script does not support status command To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/backuppc/+bug/1100857/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs