Description of problem: Using NetworkManager GUI, cannot connect to pptp vpn that only allow ms-chapv2 How reproducible: Create a new VPN connetion, pptp. Try to connect Actual results: Jun 16 10:32:09 sirber-laptop5 pppd[13431]: MS-CHAP authentication failed: Access denied Jun 16 10:32:09 sirber-laptop5 pppd[13431]: CHAP authentication failed Jun 16 10:32:09 sirber-laptop5 NetworkManager: MS-CHAP authentication failed: Access denied Jun 16 10:32:09 sirber-laptop5 NetworkManager: CHAP authentication failed Jun 16 10:32:09 sirber-laptop5 pppd[13431]: Connection terminated. Jun 16 10:32:09 sirber-laptop5 NetworkManager: Connection terminated. Expected results: That it would try MS-CHAPv2 as configured. Additional info: [connection] id=Some VPN uuid=0efb9762-986b-46fb-90f0-xxxxxxxxxxx type=vpn autoconnect=false permissions= secondaries= [vpn] gateway=xx.xx.xx.xx no-vj-comp=yes nobsdcomp=yes nodeflate=yes password-flags=1 refuse-chap=yes refuse-pap=yes require-mppe-128=yes user=sirber service-type=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp [ipv4] dns-search= method=auto
With a Windows 10 client, I can connect to the server whitout issue.
works in commandline: Jun 16 10:47:22 sirber-laptop5 pppd[13907]: pppd 2.4.7 started by sirber, uid 0 Jun 16 10:47:22 sirber-laptop5 pppd[13907]: Using interface ppp0 Jun 16 10:47:22 sirber-laptop5 pppd[13907]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/4 Jun 16 10:47:22 sirber-laptop5 pptp[13908]: anon log[main:pptp.c:356]: The synchronous pptp option is NOT activated Jun 16 10:47:22 sirber-laptop5 NetworkManager[903]: <info> [1497624442.0881] manager: (ppp0): new Generic device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/15) Jun 16 10:47:22 sirber-laptop5 pptp[13919]: anon log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:259]: Sent control packet type is 1 'Start-Control-Connection-Request' Jun 16 10:47:22 sirber-laptop5 pptp[13919]: anon log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:781]: Received Start Control Connection Reply Jun 16 10:47:22 sirber-laptop5 pptp[13919]: anon log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:815]: Client connection established. Jun 16 10:47:23 sirber-laptop5 pptp[13919]: anon log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:259]: Sent control packet type is 7 'Outgoing-Call-Request' Jun 16 10:47:23 sirber-laptop5 pptp[13919]: anon log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:900]: Received Outgoing Call Reply. Jun 16 10:47:23 sirber-laptop5 pptp[13919]: anon log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:939]: Outgoing call established (call ID 53317, peer's call ID 1152). Jun 16 10:47:23 sirber-laptop5 pppd[13907]: CHAP authentication succeeded Jun 16 10:47:23 sirber-laptop5 kernel: PPP MPPE Compression module registered Jun 16 10:47:23 sirber-laptop5 pppd[13907]: MPPE 128-bit stateless compression enabled Jun 16 10:47:23 sirber-laptop5 pppd[13907]: local IP address xx.xx.xx.xx Jun 16 10:47:23 sirber-laptop5 pppd[13907]: remote IP address xx.xx.xx.xx
got it... When I add or modify the vpn connection in Network manager. Sudo does a popup but the edit connection window goes on top of it. If I enter my password afterward, it is not saved. So the connetion fail. I'm on Fedora 25 xfce spin.