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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+ClubLedger management CLI
+Run from the server terminal (NOT through the web UI).
+The app does not need to be stopped first for reset-admin;
+it MUST be stopped before reset-db.
+
+Usage:
+  python manage.py reset-admin   – reset an admin account password
+  python manage.py reset-db      – wipe all data and start fresh
+"""
+
+import sys
+import getpass
+import sqlite3
+from pathlib import Path
+
+DB_PATH = Path("clubledger.db")
+
+
+def _connect():
+    if not DB_PATH.exists():
+        print(f"Database not found: {DB_PATH}")
+        print("Start the app at least once to create it.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(str(DB_PATH))
+    conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+    conn.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
+    return conn
+
+
+def cmd_reset_admin():
+    """Interactively reset the password for an admin account."""
+    import bcrypt
+
+    conn = _connect()
+    admins = conn.execute(
+        "SELECT id, name, username FROM staff_accounts WHERE role='admin' ORDER BY name"
+    ).fetchall()
+
+    if not admins:
+        print("No admin accounts exist.")
+        print("Start the app — it will create the default admin/admin account automatically.")
+        conn.close()
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    if len(admins) == 1:
+        target = admins[0]
+    else:
+        print("Admin accounts:")
+        for i, a in enumerate(admins, 1):
+            print(f"  {i}. {a['name']}  ({a['username']})")
+        while True:
+            raw = input("Select account number: ").strip()
+            try:
+                target = admins[int(raw) - 1]
+                break
+            except (ValueError, IndexError):
+                print("  Invalid — enter the number shown above.")
+
+    print(f"\nResetting password for: {target['name']} ({target['username']})")
+    while True:
+        pw = getpass.getpass("New password: ")
+        if len(pw) < 4:
+            print("  Password must be at least 4 characters.")
+            continue
+        pw2 = getpass.getpass("Confirm password: ")
+        if pw != pw2:
+            print("  Passwords do not match — try again.")
+            continue
+        break
+
+    hashed = bcrypt.hashpw(pw.encode(), bcrypt.gensalt()).decode()
+    conn.execute(
+        "UPDATE staff_accounts SET password_hash=? WHERE id=?",
+        (hashed, target["id"]),
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+    print(f"\nDone. Password updated for '{target['username']}'.")
+    print("Any existing sessions for this account will still be valid until they expire (8 h).")
+    print("Restart the app now to invalidate all active sessions immediately.")
+
+
+def cmd_reset_db():
+    """Delete all data files and prepare for a clean start."""
+    print("=" * 60)
+    print("  DATABASE RESET")
+    print("=" * 60)
+    print()
+    print("This will permanently delete:")
+    print("  • All members and their balances")
+    print("  • All transactions and receipts")
+    print("  • All staff accounts")
+    print("  • All app settings")
+    print()
+    print("STOP THE APP before continuing.")
+    print()
+    confirm = input('Type  RESET  to confirm (anything else cancels): ').strip()
+    if confirm != "RESET":
+        print("Cancelled — nothing was changed.")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    deleted = []
+    for suffix in ("", "-wal", "-shm"):
+        p = DB_PATH.parent / (DB_PATH.name + suffix)
+        if p.exists():
+            p.unlink()
+            deleted.append(p.name)
+
+    if deleted:
+        print(f"\nDeleted: {', '.join(deleted)}")
+    else:
+        print("\nNo database files found — nothing to delete.")
+
+    print()
+    print("Reset complete. Start the app to create a fresh database.")
+    print("Default admin credentials after restart:  username=admin  password=admin")
+    print("Change the password immediately after logging in.")
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+COMMANDS = {
+    "reset-admin": (cmd_reset_admin, "Reset an admin account password"),
+    "reset-db":    (cmd_reset_db,    "Wipe all data and start fresh (irreversible)"),
+}
+
+
+def usage():
+    print(__doc__)
+    print("Commands:")
+    for name, (_, desc) in COMMANDS.items():
+        print(f"  {name:<16}  {desc}")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2 or sys.argv[1] not in COMMANDS:
+        usage()
+    COMMANDS[sys.argv[1]][0]()