On 21 Aug 1998, Naoki Kobayashi wrote:

>  When I log in as root,no problem to /etc/ppp/ppp-up & /etc/ppp/ppp-down.
> But when I log in as other user's name,I can't /etc/ppp/ppp-up 
> and /etc/ppp/ppp-down.
>  What should I do to fix?

It won't work. The kernel really doesn't like non-root users running pppd.
Either always su to root, or look into the sudo program. It lets users do
certain tasks as if they were root, without needing the root password.

Take care,

Bill