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> I think what's required here is a "connect" command.  You could then 
> use pppctl:
> 
>   pppctl -v -p xxxxx -t 120 3000 connect
> 
> For the time being, I think you'll need to create a wrapper that 
> execs ppp as root (or run the cron jobs as root).

Ok, it's a mis-feature in DialCommand.  I've just fixed it.  You can 
now

  pppctl -v -p xxxxx -t 120 3000 dial

Howzat ?

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