Index: src/clone.c
==================================================================
--- src/clone.c
+++ src/clone.c
@@ -136,10 +136,11 @@
   if( file_size(g.argv[3])>0 ){
     fossil_fatal("file already exists: %s", g.argv[3]);
   }
 
   url_parse(g.argv[2], urlFlags);
+  if( zDefaultUser==0 ) zDefaultUser = db_get("default-user", 0);
   if( zDefaultUser==0 && g.url.user!=0 ) zDefaultUser = g.url.user;
   if( g.url.isFile ){
     file_copy(g.url.name, g.argv[3]);
     db_close(1);
     db_open_repository(g.argv[3]);

Index: src/db.c
==================================================================
--- src/db.c
+++ src/db.c
@@ -2128,10 +2128,11 @@
   { "case-sensitive",   0,              0, 0, 0, "on"                  },
 #endif
   { "clean-glob",       0,             40, 1, 0, ""                    },
   { "crnl-glob",        0,             40, 1, 0, ""                    },
   { "default-perms",    0,             16, 0, 0, "u"                   },
+  { "default-user",     0,             40, 0, 0, ""                    },
   { "diff-binary",      0,              0, 0, 0, "on"                  },
   { "diff-command",     0,             40, 0, 0, ""                    },
   { "dont-push",        0,              0, 0, 0, "off"                 },
   { "editor",           0,             32, 0, 0, ""                    },
   { "empty-dirs",       0,             40, 1, 0, ""                    },
@@ -2235,10 +2236,12 @@
 **                     line endings. Set to "*" to disable CR+NL checking.
 **
 **    default-perms    Permissions given automatically to new users.  For more
 **                     information on permissions see Users page in Server
 **                     Administration of the HTTP UI. Default: u.
+**
+**    default-user     Default user created with each new repository.
 **
 **    diff-binary      If TRUE (the default), permit files that may be binary
 **                     or that match the "binary-glob" setting to be used with
 **                     external diff programs.  If FALSE, skip these files.
 **