I have the same problem under Ubuntu 15.04 x64 for both PPTP and VPNC (Cisco IPsec old vpn client) connections. Openvpn connections seems not to be affected, but I did not test openvpn a lot.
I can find the same error on syslog: [vpn-manager/nm-vpn-connection.c:1778] get_secrets_cb(): Failed to request VPN secrets #2: (6) No agents were available for this request. It only happens at the first logon. If I logoff and then logon again, both PPTP and VPNC works fine. I'm using logoff+logon as a workaround, but it's very annoying. I did some debugging stopping and launching manually network manager with sudo NetworkManager -d --log-level DEBUG The most useful thing I noticed comparing the debug output of a working logon session with a non working session, is the presence of the following line only on the working session NetworkManager[5543]: <debug> [1440322623.554175] [settings/nm-agent- manager.c:330] impl_agent_manager_register_with_capabilities(): (:1.182/org.freedesktop.nm-applet/1000) requesting permissions The above line does not appear when I'm inside a "first logon" (not working) session. It seems that nm-applet is unable to register as an agent to NetworkManager, but only at the first login. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-pptp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1483431 Title: PPTP VPN fails with 'Failed to request VPN secrets' Status in network-manager-pptp package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I've been being running Ubuntu 15.04 without problems until a recent system update. Now, connecting to a PPTP VPN using Network Manager fails with the following in /var/log/syslog Aug 10 16:40:34 mycomputer NetworkManager[739]: <error> [1439239234.476337] [vpn-manager/nm-vpn-connection.c:1778] get_secrets_cb(): Failed to request VPN secrets #2: (6) No agents were available for this request. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: network-manager-pptp 0.9.10.0-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-25.26-generic 3.19.8-ckt2 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Aug 10 19:07:48 2015 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-14 (27 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422) SourcePackage: network-manager-pptp UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-pptp/+bug/1483431/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
