*** hbase-config.sh.original    2012-04-23 09:54:20.261510186 -0700
--- /usr/lib/hbase/bin/hbase-config.sh  2012-04-23 09:58:44.502709915 -0700
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  # List of hbase secondary masters.
  HBASE_BACKUP_MASTERS="${HBASE_BACKUP_MASTERS:-$HBASE_CONF_DIR/backup-masters}"
  
+ # TODO: GEOFF'S POOR MAN FIX
+ source /etc/default/hbase
+ 
  # Source the hbase-env.sh.  Will have JAVA_HOME defined.
  if [ -f "${HBASE_CONF_DIR}/hbase-env.sh" ]; then
    . "${HBASE_CONF_DIR}/hbase-env.sh"