I had this problem on an LTSP server and I fixed it by creating a system-wide autostart entry for the panel like so
root@test-ltsp:/opt/ltsp/i386/etc/xdg/autostart# cat unity-panel-service.desktop [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Exec=/usr/lib/unity/unity-panel-service Hidden=false NoDisplay=false X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true Name[en_AU]=Indicator Name=Indicator Comment[en_AU]= Comment= -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1320286 Title: On LTSP thick client gnome-settings-daemon gets loaded before unity- settings-daemon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1320286/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
