Ubuntu
network-manager-pptp package

  1. Bug #259168
  2. Comment #31

Comment 31 for bug 259168

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Tim (tim-barlotta) wrote : Re: Network Manager unable to connect to PPTP VPN

@BUGabundo
The problem you are seeing (in my opinion) is a problem with NetworkManager trying to get the password from the keyring. In this post someone mentions that clearing tha password gets you passed this "secrets" issue.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=5979168&postcount=14

However, if you read on in the thread there are still other issues...in particular someone opened a new bug about the CHAP format:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-pptp/+bug/283376