Why can't I login to PhpmyAdmin with my root user?

Question

Why is phpMyAdmin asking for a username and password when attempting to log in with my root user?

Answer

 It can be likely that the phpMyAdmin configuration has been corrupted or missing. The cause of this can be done by many factors, which are being tracked for future references.

At this time, if you are missing a configuration, it can be recreated using the following script: 

/usr/local/cpanel/bin/update_phpmyadmin_config

This script rebuilds the phpMyAdmin configuration file from the template

included in the cPanel RPM. 

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND: It will overwrite any manual changes you have

made to the config file!