unity-panel-service assert failure: dbus_error.c:69: Unhandled error from nih_dbus_error_raise: Connection was disconnected before a reply was received

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

1) upgraded system upstart
2) logged out
3) logged back in
4) got this crash pop up

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: unity-services 7.1.0+13.10.20130920-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-8.15-generic 3.11.1
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
AssertionMessage: dbus_error.c:69: Unhandled error from nih_dbus_error_raise: Connection was disconnected before a reply was received
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Fri Sep 27 15:16:58 2013
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/unity/unity-panel-service
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-27 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 (20130925.1)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/unity/unity-panel-service
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
Signal: 6
SourcePackage: unity
StacktraceTop:
 ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnih.so.1
 __run_exit_handlers (status=0, listp=0x7fe0d52556a8 <__exit_funcs>, run_list_atexit=run_list_atexit@entry=true) at exit.c:77
 __GI_exit (status=<optimised out>) at exit.c:99
 __libc_start_main (main=0x404d60 <main>, argc=1, ubp_av=0x7fff4fb30948, init=<optimised out>, fini=<optimised out>, rtld_fini=<optimised out>, stack_end=0x7fff4fb30938) at libc-start.c:294
 _start ()
Title: unity-panel-service assert failure: dbus_error.c:69: Unhandled error from nih_dbus_error_raise: Connection was disconnected before a reply was received
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1230222, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.