Problems with kppp status for default user

I configured kppp for root and it works fine. When I logged in as a default user (with dialout rights) kppp had no settings and I couldn't create one. So I changed the group of ..../kde3/share/config/kppp.rc from root to that with dialout rights. Well, now I can use these settings to establish an internet connection for default users. However, after the connection has been established I miss the task in the controllbar (available for root), which shows me the connection status and which I normally use to disconnect. How can I get this 'task' for default user's? Do I need a copy a file into the user's home dir? Thx. Andrew BTW: I am using SuSE 7.3 and KDE 3.0.3