Please read http://www.students.ncl.ac.uk/a.j.mee/blog/index.php/2006/11/24 /networkmanager-pptp-with-ubuntu-610-edgy-eft-on-amd64-crash-workaround/ and see if this describes your error, and if the workaround is relevant.
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