--- mysql-service-agent	2007-02-02 16:32:48.000000000 -0500
+++ mysql-service-agent-status	2007-07-24 14:11:16.000000000 -0400
@@ -163,6 +163,31 @@
 fi
 
 case "$1" in
+  status)
+   ## Does PID file exist
+   if test -f $MERLIN_AGENT_PID; then
+      ## pid-file exists, check if the process is still up
+      if kill -0 `cat $MERLIN_AGENT_PID` 2> /dev/null; then
+        ## program is running fine
+        echo "$MERLIN_AGENT_PSERVICE is running"
+        exit 0
+      else
+        ## does the lock file exist
+        if test -f "/var/lock/subsys/$MERLIN_AGENT_SERVICE" ; then
+          ## program not running, but lock file exists
+          echo "$MERLIN_AGENT_PSERVICE is not running, but lock file exists"
+          exit 2
+        else
+          ## program not running, pid-file exists, but no lock file
+          echo "$MERLIN_AGENT_PSERVICE is not running, but pid-file exists"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+      fi
+  else
+    echo "$MERLIN_AGENT_PSERVICE does not appear to be running"
+    exit 4
+  fi
+  ;;
   start)
     echo $echo_n "Starting $MERLIN_AGENT_PSERVICE service..."