X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/ikiwiki.git/blobdiff_plain/b0361b8efde26fbf4f3207be6c3c8f39eb16a9f3..e77d0030d61b8b8ad44f296a003c8713766ffd51:/IkiWiki/CGI.pm

diff --git a/IkiWiki/CGI.pm b/IkiWiki/CGI.pm
index 3000ed100..04f24b04f 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/CGI.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/CGI.pm
@@ -142,7 +142,12 @@ sub cgi_postsignin ($$) {
 		exit;
 	}
 	else {
-		error(gettext("login failed, perhaps you need to turn on cookies?"));
+		if ($config{sslcookie} && ! $q->https()) {
+			error(gettext("probable misconfiguration: sslcookie is set, but you are attepting to login via http, not https"));
+		}
+		else {
+			error(gettext("login failed, perhaps you need to turn on cookies?"));
+		}
 	}
 }