I also have this issue. Oleksandr's workaround also helps, but if I launch online-accounts-preferences from terminal, the error is displayed even if panel opens. When this happens, I noticed that my icq plugin does not allow me to modify my account, the whole page is greyed out and the only thing I can do is remove the account. if I remove and re-add the account, I am still unable to enter account information. Not sure if it is related or a completely separate bug.
** Attachment added: "icq fails to display account info" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center-signon/+bug/1174936/+attachment/3665460/+files/ubuntu-13.04-online-accounts-icq.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to empathy in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1174936 Title: online-accounts-preferences crashes immediately when opened Status in “empathy” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “gnome-control-center-signon” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: `online-accounts-preferences` crashes immediately when opened. It crashes when you launch it by first opening "System Settings" via the launcher then choosing "Online Accounts" as well as when you open it directly by choosing "Online Accounts" from the launcher. It also crashes immediately when opened by running the `online-accounts- preferences` command on the command line. Here's the output it gives: % online-accounts-preferences credentials-cc-panel-Message: cc-credentials-account-applications-model.vala:156: No valid plugin found for application 'shotwell' with account '1' credentials-cc-panel-Message: cc-credentials-account-applications-model.vala:156: No valid plugin found for application 'unity-scope-gdrive' with account '1' credentials-cc-panel-Message: cc-credentials-account-applications-model.vala:156: No valid plugin found for application 'unity-lens-photos' with account '1' ** ERROR:empathy-user-info.c:252:fill_contact_info_grid: assertion failed: (spec != NULL) Aborted ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: gnome-control-center-signon 0.1.6bzr13.04.05-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Apr 30 14:03:48 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-18 (194 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh SourcePackage: gnome-control-center-signon UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-26 (4 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/1174936/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
