diff --git a/plugins/OStatus/scripts/updateostatus.php b/plugins/OStatus/scripts/updateostatus.php
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+#!/usr/bin/env php
+<?php
+/*
+ * StatusNet - a distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ * Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, StatusNet, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+define('INSTALLDIR', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../..'));
+
+$shortoptions = 'i:n:a';
+$longoptions = array('id=', 'nickname=', 'all');
+
+$helptext = <<<END_OF_UPDATEOSTATUS_HELP
+updateprofileurl.php [options]
+update the OMB subscriptions of a user to use OStatus if possible
+
+  -i --id       ID of user to update
+  -n --nickname nickname of the user to update
+  -a --all      update all
+
+END_OF_UPDATEOSTATUS_HELP;
+
+require_once INSTALLDIR.'/scripts/commandline.inc';
+
+try {
+    $user = null;
+
+    if (have_option('i', 'id')) {
+        $id = get_option_value('i', 'id');
+        $user = User::staticGet('id', $id);
+        if (empty($user)) {
+            throw new Exception("Can't find user with id '$id'.");
+        }
+        updateProfileURL($user);
+    } else if (have_option('n', 'nickname')) {
+        $nickname = get_option_value('n', 'nickname');
+        $user = User::staticGet('nickname', $nickname);
+        if (empty($user)) {
+            throw new Exception("Can't find user with nickname '$nickname'");
+        }
+        updateProfileURL($user);
+    } else if (have_option('a', 'all')) {
+        $user = new User();
+        if ($user->find()) {
+            while ($user->fetch()) {
+                updateOStatus($user);
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        show_help();
+        exit(1);
+    }
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+    print $e->getMessage()."\n";
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+function updateOStatus($user)
+{
+    $up = $user->getProfile();
+
+    $sp = $user->getSubscriptions();
+
+    $rps = array();
+
+    while ($sp->fetch()) {
+        $remote = Remote_profile::staticGet('id', $sp->id);
+
+        if (!empty($remote)) {
+            $rps[] = clone($sp);
+        }
+    }
+
+    foreach ($rps as $rp) {
+        try {
+            $op = Ostatus_profile::ensureProfile($rp->profileurl);
+
+            if (!empty($op)) {
+                Subscription::cancel($up, $rp);
+                Subscription::start($up, $op->localProfile());
+            }
+
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            common_log(LOG_WARNING, "Couldn't convert OMB subscription (" . $up->nickname . ", " . $rp->nickname .
+                       ") to OStatus: " . $e->getMessage());
+            continue;
+        }
+    }
+}