Where is my 2G? - Ubuntu BUG

[Brian Astill]

So far, I have:
	ls -lar | grep hdb7
	fdisk -L
	lsof | grep deleted
	mount    mount -a      mount 
	tune2fs -l /dev/hdb7
	used Baobab to search for .Trash and
	examine the filesystem.
The only odd thing is that baobab lists BOTH /home and  /mnt/hdb7 
as if they are separate items, thereby falsely reporting the 
total size.  No other output indicates any problem.

"Where is my 2G? - MC" describes the original cause of the present 
situation.

I hoped that a reboot would "free up" hda2, but when I logged on 
Dapper complained that it had no space to write to the 
authentication file.  OK - a bit clumsy, but OK.
So, using Freesbie live CD, I copied the contents of /home 
to /mnt/hdb7, deleted the /home on hda2, and edited /etc/fstab to 
point /home to /dev/hdb7, then rebooted.
Dapper then complained I did not have a home directory!  THAT 
should not happen!  
Clearly, Dapper did NOT look at /etc/fstab until AFTER login!
The proof of this came when I copied all the hidden (dot) files 
from /home to /dev/hdb7 to /home on hda2.  In that condition, on 
reboot I had the setup I wanted AND when I looked at /home it 
listed all the hidden AND unhidden data which was on hdb7! 
IMHO, That indicates a BUG.  Dapper should look at /etc/fstab 
BEFORE login, NOT after!
  
Perhaps there is a workaround?

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Regards,
Brian