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=
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 lib/unity/ unity-panel- service Autostart- enabled= true AU]=Indicator
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=/usr/
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
X-GNOME-
Name[en_
Name=Indicator
Comment[en_AU]=
Comment=