systemctl crashed with SIGSEGV in __libc_start_main() after clicking Prepare for shipping to end user following an oem install

[Martin Wimpress ]

I install Ubuntu MATE 16.10 Alpha 1 (amd64) using the oem installer. After a reboot and clicked "Prepare for shipping to end user" which did request a password but not display the usual confirmation. Shortly after apport trapped the attached systemctl segfault.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: systemd 230-3git1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-28.47-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-28-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jun 29 10:57:00 2016
ExecutablePath: /bin/systemctl
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-29 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20160628)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
ProcCmdline: /bin/systemctl set-default oem-config.target
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-28-generic root=UUID=25eb02a4-fe23-4a80-9eed-6f20de1d3a03 ro quiet splash
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: systemd
StacktraceTop:
 ?? ()
 ?? ()
 ?? ()
 __libc_start_main (main=0x55f2cd9e2380, argc=3, argv=0x7ffe9633dea8, init=<optimised out>, fini=<optimised out>, rtld_fini=<optimised out>, stack_end=0x7ffe9633de98) at ../csu/libc-start.c:291
 ?? ()
SystemdDelta:
 [EXTENDED] /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service → /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service.d/debian.conf
 [REDIRECTED] /etc/systemd/system/default.target → /lib/systemd/system/default.target
 [EXTENDED] /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service → /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d/disable-with-time-daemon.conf

 3 overridden configuration files found.
Title: systemctl crashed with SIGSEGV in __libc_start_main()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:

dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
dmi.board.name: VirtualBox
dmi.board.vendor: Oracle Corporation
dmi.board.version: 1.2
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Oracle Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:rvnOracleCorporation:rnVirtualBox:rvr1.2:cvnOracleCorporation:ct1:cvr:
dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
dmi.product.version: 1.2
dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH