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Starting PPP outside of "root"

PPP can only be started from the "root" ID.  ("PPP is not installed...").  Even using another ID with the "su" command won't start PPP (modem initializes and then PPP is aborted).  I remember reading this in a FAQ once, but at the time I read it PPP wasn't installed.  Now I can't find that information anywhere.

I'm using RedHat Linux Pro 4.1a.  I also have Linux 4.1 (Vanderbilt) on-hand, but it isn't currently installed (if you have a solution that only works in Vanderbilt, I'd be willing to switch Linux versions).
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The FTP address is coming back "No DNS entry" but it appears to be correct according to the RedHat web site.  At any rate, I am interested in obtaining a copy of "sudo" -- it sounds like a program that could tackle a number of similar situations.