Apple Mac mini (Mac OS X Server, Late 2009) - Manual (Page 40)

40 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution
Resetting Your Password
You can reset your administrator password and passwords for all other accounts.
To reset your password, using a partner computer and Remote Install Mac OS X:
1 Follow the procedure for using Remote Install Mac OS X beginning on page 38.
2 Click Continue in Remote Install Mac OS X.
3 On your Mac mini, choose Utilities > Reset Password from the menu bar and follow the
onscreen instructions. When you finish, quit Mac OS X Installer.
4 On the other computer, click Quit to exit Remote Install Mac OS X.
Using Disk Utility
When you need to repair, verify, or erase your Mac mini hard disk, use Disk Utility by
sharing the optical disc drive of another computer.
To use Disk Utility from a partner computer:
1 Follow the procedure for using Remote Install Mac OS X beginning on page 38.
2 Click Continue in Remote Install Mac OS X.
3 On your Mac mini, choose Installer > Open Disk Utility and then follow the instructions
in the First Aid pane to see if Disk Utility can repair the disk. When you finish, quit
Mac OS X Installer on your Mac mini.
4 On the other computer, click Quit to exit Remote Install Mac OS X.
If using Disk Utility doesn’t help, try reinstalling your computer’s system software. See
“Reinstalling Software Using Remote Install Mac OS X” on page 38 .