when logged in as admin the repo settings will point to admin settings.

rhodecode/templates/base/base.html

@@ -223,7 +223,11 b''
                    </a>
                    <ul>
                    %if h.HasRepoPermissionAll('repository.admin')(c.repo_name):
-                   	<li>${h.link_to(_('settings'),h.url('repo_settings_home',repo_name=c.repo_name),class_='settings')}</li>
+                     %if h.HasPermissionAll('hg.admin')('access admin main page'):
+                         <li>${h.link_to(_('settings'),h.url('edit_repo',repo_name=c.repo_name),class_='settings')}</li>
+                     %else:
+                         <li>${h.link_to(_('settings'),h.url('repo_settings_home',repo_name=c.repo_name),class_='settings')}</li>
+                     %endif
                    	<li>${h.link_to(_('fork'),h.url('repo_fork_home',repo_name=c.repo_name),class_='fork')}</li>
                    %endif  
                    	<li>${h.link_to(_('search'),h.url('search_repo',search_repo=c.repo_name),class_='search')}</li>