*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1320286 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1320286
It happened to me after I manually restarted unity because it had crashed. I have not yet launched unity-panel-service, here are the logs asked above: $ initctl list avahi-daemon start/running, process 823 mountnfs-bootclean.sh start/running nmbd start/running, process 1828 tty4 start/running, process 922 whoopsie start/running, process 1000 winbind start/running, process 1806 upstart-udev-bridge start/running, process 7608 rsyslog start/running, process 23747 udev start/running, process 7611 avahi-cups-reload stop/waiting mountall-net stop/waiting passwd stop/waiting rc stop/waiting startpar-bridge stop/waiting ureadahead-other stop/waiting smbd start/running, process 689 tty5 start/running, process 926 irqbalance start/running, process 24746 systemd-logind start/running, process 7685 apport start/running console-setup stop/waiting gpu-manager stop/waiting hwclock-save stop/waiting plymouth-log stop/waiting modemmanager start/running, process 753 mountall.sh start/running failsafe stop/waiting rfkill-store stop/waiting atd start/running, process 996 dbus start/running, process 722 resolvconf start/running failsafe-x stop/waiting mounted-var stop/waiting nvidia-prime stop/waiting plymouth-shutdown stop/waiting plymouth stop/waiting udev-fallback-graphics stop/waiting usb-modeswitch-upstart stop/waiting checkroot.sh start/running network-manager start/running, process 865 nvidia-persistenced start/running, process 1674 control-alt-delete stop/waiting hwclock stop/waiting mounted-proc stop/waiting cups-browsed start/running, process 1133 alsa-store stop/waiting setvtrgb stop/waiting shutdown stop/waiting cron start/running, process 995 mountkernfs.sh start/running alsa-restore stop/waiting gdm stop/waiting mountall stop/waiting mounted-debugfs stop/waiting lightdm stop/waiting binfmt-support start/running console stop/waiting mounted-run stop/waiting acpid start/running, process 1031 bluetooth start/running, process 762 checkfs.sh start/running checkroot-bootclean.sh start/running mountnfs.sh start/running ufw start/running kmod stop/waiting plymouth-stop stop/waiting rcS stop/waiting reload-smbd stop/waiting wait-for-state stop/waiting bootmisc.sh start/running flush-early-job-log stop/waiting friendly-recovery stop/waiting rc-sysinit stop/waiting samba-ad-dc stop/waiting upstart-socket-bridge start/running, process 23464 cups start/running, process 7768 pulseaudio stop/waiting mountdevsubfs.sh start/running tty2 start/running, process 933 upstart-file-bridge start/running, process 23465 anacron stop/waiting udevtrigger stop/waiting mtab.sh start/running tty3 start/running, process 934 container-detect stop/waiting mounted-dev stop/waiting udev-finish stop/waiting alsa-state stop/waiting hostname stop/waiting mountall-reboot stop/waiting network-interface (vboxnet0) start/running network-interface (lo) start/running network-interface (eth0) start/running tty1 start/running, process 1338 mountall-shell stop/waiting mounted-tmp stop/waiting plymouth-ready stop/waiting plymouth-splash stop/waiting plymouth-upstart-bridge stop/waiting udevmonitor stop/waiting mountall-bootclean.sh start/running network-interface-security (network-manager) start/running network-interface-security (network-interface/eth0) start/running network-interface-security (network-interface/lo) start/running network-interface-security (network-interface) start/running network-interface-security (networking) start/running networking start/running tty6 start/running, process 937 dmesg stop/waiting procps stop/waiting rfkill-restore stop/waiting console-font stop/waiting network-interface-container stop/waiting ureadahead stop/waiting -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1353095 Title: Missing menu content in the unity top panel in LTSP enviroment Status in Unity: New Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In the unity session the content of top menu (application menu, sesssion menu) is missing in a LTSP client. The top panel displays only the grey bar with the application name. Indicator applets adn session menu are totally missing. It happens in a fresh ltsp installation with ubuntu 14.04 LTS The unity version is 7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.2 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: unity 7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.47-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' Date: Tue Aug 5 22:05:37 2014 ProcEnviron: TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1353095/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp