Comment 8 for bug 957843

Same thing here:

Linux inspiron 3.2.0-25-generic #40-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 23 20:30:51 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

jon@inspiron:~$ dpkg -l | egrep ecrypt
ii ecryptfs-utils 96-0ubuntu3 ecryptfs cryptographic filesystem (utilities)
ii libecryptfs0 96-0ubuntu3 ecryptfs cryptographic filesystem (library)

jon@inspiron:~$ shred .gconf/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default%gconf.xml.new
shred: .gconf/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/%gconf.xml.new: fallo al abrir para escritura: Error de entrada/salida

I did run out of space a couple of weeks ago. I tracked down the files by their inode number and found at least 20 files. I had to delete the files manually. There was real damage :(

I'm wondering if I should step out encrypted partitions