[PLUG] Permissions setting for USB program

[Richard C. Steffens]

Have a USB foot pedal for use in transcribing. I also have a foot pedal 
utility program for using the foot pedal to control various programs. 
When I run the program for the first time after the foot pedal is 
plugged in to a USB port I get a permissions error message:

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Permission lacking

You need permission to access the device. Try entering
the following command:
sudo chmod a+r /dev/usb/hiddev0
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Is there some place I can configure something so that permission is 
given to that device whenever it is plugged in?

OS is Ubuntu 10.04.

Thanks.

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Regards,

Dick Steffens