In order to disable the login screen every time you login to your ACP on your localhost setup. Just follow those steps:
Open: admin/sources/base/ipsRegistry.php and find:
$validationStatus = self::member()->sessionClass()->getStatus();
$validationMessage = self::member()->sessionClass()->getMessage();
$validationMessage = self::member()->sessionClass()->getMessage();
Replace with:
$validationStatus = true;#self::member()->sessionClass()->getStatus();
$validationMessage = self::member()->sessionClass()->getMessage();
self::$handles['member']->setMember(1);
$validationMessage = self::member()->sessionClass()->getMessage();
self::$handles['member']->setMember(1);
Replace the number 1 with the desired member ID to log in with all the time.
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