Lock Mac Mini

I Have taken the following information from Apple Support.

1. Mac Mini Stand
2. Mac Mini Lock Screen

Hope it helps.

• The Mac Mini Lock and Mount allows you to fix the security bracket to any flat surface. You can safely screw the mount to a wall, desk, underside of a table, cabinet and even the back of a monitor. Once the bracket is secured all you need to do is slide your Mac Mini into the mount.
• The Lost Mode feature of Find My Mac will remotely lock the Mac with a firmware password for one-time use. The user's Mac receives the lock instruction from iCloud, restarts, and asks for the system lock PIN code that they set up. After entering the passcode the Mac starts up from the designated startup disk and disables the passcode.
• The Mac Mini Lock and Mount allows you to fix the security bracket to any flat surface. You can safely screw the mount to a wall, desk, underside of a table, cabinet and even the back of a monitor. Once the bracket is secured all you need to do is slide your Mac Mini into the mount, align the cables with the patented cable trap and connect the.

If you're using a Mac that's running macOS Catalina, go to the Apple menu and choose Lock Screen or press Command+Control+Q. This will lock your Mac and return you to the Login screen. For older versions of the operating system, press Control+Shift+Power button (or Control+Shift+Eject if your Mac has an optical drive). It will lock the screen. The Mac Mini Lock and Mount allows you to fix the security bracket to any flat surface. You can safely screw the mount to a wall, desk, underside of a table, cabinet and even the back of a monitor.

Resetting a user's password

Note: These steps are for Mac OS X v10.3 or later. For information about resetting a password in Mac OS X v10.2.8 or earlier, see the Additional Information section below.

1. Log in with an administrator account. Tip: If you don't know the password of any administrator accounts, see 'Resetting the original administrator account password' below.
2. From the Apple menu choose System Preferences.
3. From the View menu choose Accounts.
4. Click the lock button if it appears locked; enter the administrator password.
5. Select the username whose password you want to change.
6. Click the Reset Password button (Mac OS X v10.3 and v10.4) or the Change Password button (Mac OS X v10.5 or later).
7. Enter a new password in both the Password and Verify fields, and add a hint if desired.
8. Click the Reset Password button (Mac OS X v10.3 and v10.4) or the Change Password button (Mac OS X v10.5 or later).
9. If a dialog box appears with the message 'Your Keychain password will be changed to your new account password,' click OK.

Important: Passwords for administrator accounts should not be blank.

Reset Admin Password

Follow these steps to reset a password when there is only one administrator account on the computer, or if the original administrator account needs a password reset. 'Original' administrator account refers to the one that was created immediately after installing Mac OS X. If the original administrator password is known, that administrator account may be used to reset the passwords of other administrator accounts using the steps described above. These steps require an optical drive; if your Mac does not have an optical drive and you have a Mac OS X v10.6 Install disc, see below.

1. Start up from a Mac OS X Install disc (one whose version is closest to the version of Mac OS X installed). Usually, you can start from the disc by putting it in your computer, restarting, and holding the C key. Or, put it in the computer and click the Install or Restore icon you see in the disc's main window (after which the computer will start from the disc without you needing to hold C). Or, you can use Startup Manager or the Startup Disk preference pane to select the Install disc.
2. Choose a language, click the arrow button to continue,
3. Mac OS X v10.6 or later: Choose Password Reset from the Utilities menu.
   Mac OS X v10.5 or v10.4: Choose Reset Password from the Utilities menu.
   Mac OS X v10.3: Choose Reset Password from the Installer menu.
   Tip: If you don't see this menu or menu choice, you're probably not started from the disc yet.
   
   Note: The default keyboard layout is U.S. English while started from the installation disc. If you use a keyboard layout other than U.S English, use the Input menu (the flag icon on the right side of the menu bar) to select the desired layout before typing a new password.
4. Select your Mac OS X hard disk volume.
5. Select the user name of your original administrator account.
   Important: Do not select 'System Administrator (root)'. This is actually the root user. You should not confuse it with a normal administrator account.
   
6. Enter a new password.
7. Click Save.
8. Click the red button in the upper left corner to quit the application.
9. Choose Quit Mac OS X Installer. from the Mac OS X Installer menu.
10. Click Restart.

After following these steps, you'll want to also follow the steps in this article. Mac OS X v10.6: Resetting the original administrator account password on a Mac that has no optical driveThese steps require a second computer that has an optical drive.Note: If the second computer is a Mac, make sure Mac OS X v10.5.3 or later is installed. If the second computer is a PC, make sure the DVD or CD Sharing Update 1.0 for Windows is installed.

1. Open 'Remote Install Mac OS X' from the Utilities folder.
2. Follow the onscreen instructions.

For more information, see MacBook Air: Sharing DVDs or CDs with Remote Disc.

All Information taken from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274. It belongs to Apple, and I did not write it.

Jun 16, 2012 10:19 AM

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