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  • Many thanks to Haxiel. Now I can start Fancontrol without a password. I don't understand what you mean by "use a pager like less to read the file"? What is the command to bring up a pager like "less"? Commented Feb 10, 2019 at 12:04
  • @MatthewWai A "pager" is a program that shows you a text file, page by page, in a terminal. less is a pager, as is more. He means you can read the file by using less /etc/sudoers (as root). Commented Feb 10, 2019 at 12:27
  • Thanks! After pressing "Enter" as a response to "File Name to Write: /etc/sudoers.tmp", if "visudo" finds something wrong, what will happen? Will an error message be given? Commented Feb 10, 2019 at 13:22
  • @MatthewWai That's correct. In the manual page I have linked to, there is a section named 'DIAGNOSTICS' that shows the error messages that visudo will display, based on the problem encountered. Commented Feb 10, 2019 at 13:26