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Sep 20, 2016 1:52 PM in response to Mike Thby Carolyn Samit,"inherited from work" ...
So the Mac is still associated with the prior Apple ID.
Help here > Changing ownership of a used Mac | Communities
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Sep 20, 2016 8:48 PM in response to Carolyn Samitby Mike Th,@Carolyn Samit - Thanks, that seems to require a reboot while holding command-option-r, which I already tried, but which simply brought me to the regular log in screen.
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Sep 21, 2016 1:05 AM in response to Mike Thby lllaass,Command+Option+R is for INternet Recovery with the 2009 Mini does not have.
What password are you getting?
If this:
Lock icon
If you set a firmware password on your Mac, you might see a lock icon at startup if you try to start your Mac from another volume like an external drive or OS X Recovery. Enter your firmware password to continue starting up.
That is firmware PW. On your old Mac you can bypass it using these instructions
http://osxdaily.com/2009/10/19/bypass-mac-firmware-password/