##warning: World-writable config file /home/simon/Desktop/Depot/config/my.cnf is ignored
cd /home/simon/Desktop/Depot/config
ll
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1299 Nov 13 2016 my.cnf
If the first part of the line looks like "-rw-rw-rw-" or "rwxrwxrwx", the file's permissions are "World-writable".
To fix this problem, use the following command to change file's permissions
sudo chmod 644 my.cnf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1299 Nov 13 2016 my.cnf
mysqld_safe --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/my.cnf --user=mysql &