In my case, the file did not exist. In MySQL Workbench I went to OPTIONS FILE and found some default values. I clicked apply. It asked for permission. It then created the my.cnf file under /etc. However, it is very important to keep in mind that the first time you click "apply", you do not make any changes to the default configuration. Once the file has been created, you can make changes which will be applied when you click "apply". Otherwise you will not be shown the apply button when you make changes.

我正在运行MacOS Catalina(10.15.3)，并在/usr/local/etc中找到my.cnf

在MAC OS上，一个快速的方法是:

sudo find /usr/ -type f -iname "*my.cnf*"

or

brew list mysql@5.7 |grep -i my.cnf

问候

我在macOS High Sierra 10.13.3版本中使用mysql 5.7.17版本，我在这里找到了mysql配置文件。

cd /usr/local/mysql/support-files/my-default.cnf

为我在sierra版本

复制默认配置:

/usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.6.27/support-files / my-default.cnf

to

/usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.6.27/my.cnf

您可以打开一个终端并键入locate my.cnf