deal with no config for view

fixes #35965

lib/ansible/cli/config.py

@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class ConfigCLI(CLI):
         else:
             self.config = ConfigManager()
             self.config_file = find_ini_config_file()
+
+        if self.config_file:
             try:
                 if not os.path.exists(self.config_file):
                     raise AnsibleOptionsError("%s does not exist or is not accessible" % (self.config_file))
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@ class ConfigCLI(CLI):
                 elif self.action in ['edit', 'update']:
                     display.warning("File does not exist, used empty file: %s" % self.config_file)
 
+        elif self.action == 'view':
+            raise AnsibleError('Invalid or no config file was supplied')
+
         self.execute()
 
     def execute_update(self):