With GDM auto-login set, I do not see this issue. This matches with it working after a 2nd login as a successful gnome- session has been started at least once for that user.
If you reboot and only login via a remote session, you still see the issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689366 Title: Panel fails to load when connecting via XDMCP -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs