[luau] RH 8.0

[Jim]

Bought a new Shuttle SS51g;put up RH 8.
Amazing at how easy the install was,it found everything and seems
happy.A few issues.

1.open a shell and run PS,I get nothing (two entries)but there is a GUI 
utility called sys monitor that seems to replace it
2.I set up a root and user account; to use KDE KPPP from the user 
account I am prompted for a root passwrd.Does this compromise security?
When I start Kppp from user it doesn't dock to the task bar and infact
locks all action there--the desktop icons are still active,so I have 
found I can go to this sys monitor and kill the running Kppp,it says it
is killing it(and I get a message from Kppp saying can't start) but then 
I exit to normal operation,where the modem icon of Kppp
has docked to the taskbar,all icons are now again active. 
Strange,anyone?  TKX