<hr /><i>anonymous claiming to be fossil.nrb@9ox.net added on 2012-11-13 11:39:25 UTC:</i><br />
Note that setting https-login on via web front end can cause a lockout when a repository is hosted and https access is not supported, e.g.:

[http://fossilrepos.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/demo.cgi/setup_settings]

I got out of this by downloading the login page source, editing the line to use http e.g.:

    form.action = "http://fossilrepos.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/demo.cgi/login";

I suggest https setting is only available to turn on via the command line, and not by the web interface.

Rational: setting via the web offers no guaranteed way back, setting on the command line ensures the originator of the change can update it the same way.