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russ loroville wrote:
>
> I start ppp-on in a root console session and "startx" 
> in a "user" session to load opera and browse.
> Is there any advantage to doing it this way?

Browsing non-root provides additional security.  If your
session is compromised by a virus/worm/trojan, it will
be limited in the damage it can do.

Cheers,
Steven