moved config to a json, which makes adding more variables easier, but perhaps otherwise adds complexity

forum/change_admin_pw.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+SQLITE=sqlite3
+PYTHON=python3
+
+set -eu
+
+if [[ -z "$DB" ]]; then
+  echo set DB env to the Sqlite database.
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+read -p 'Admin username: ' username
+read -sp 'Admin password: ' password
+
+
+password=$($PYTHON tool.py password "$password")
+time=$($PYTHON -c 'import time; print(time.time_ns())')
+
+$SQLITE "$DB" "
+		UPDATE users
+        SET password = '$password',
+            role = 2,
+            join_time = $time
+        WHERE
+            user = lower('$username')
+	"
+