--- mysqld.orig	2005-03-24 15:49:07 +0200
+++ mysqld	2005-08-19 23:06:44 +0300
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@
 		status --pidfile "$PIDFILE" --expect-user mysql mysqld
 		RETVAL=$?
 		;;
+	extendedstatus)
+		if [ "$EUID" = 0 ]; then
+			if [ -e "$LOCKFILE" ]; then
+				mysqladmin status
+			else
+				$0 status
+			fi
+		else
+				mysqladmin status	# may bark if mysqld is down
+		fi
+		;;
 	*)
 		msg_usage "${0##*/} {start|stop|reload|restart|condstop|condrestart|adjust|status}"
 		RETVAL=1