Change user account from mac to mac

Witch steps are required for copy the iTunes Account from the old Mac mini to the new Mac Book Pro?  The old Mac mini it isn't in operation. I need only the iTunes Account for the iPhone, Music and ohters.

Unfortunately the 'require password change at next login' option is badly phrased and unsuitable for you.  If this checkbox is set, the only thing the user can do with their account is log into it on a Mac using a standard Mac login screen.  Logging in in this way will automatically trigger the 'enter your new password' dialog.  Attempts to use the account with other services will lead to an error message like 'account disabled' or 'no such username/pasword'.
Since your users are not using Macs to log in, this option is useless to you.
You can allow your users to change their passwords remotely, no matter whether they're using Macs or Windows or iPads, by enabling the 'change password' option which, I think, is part of the wiki service.  This gives you a web-facing 'change password' page which can be used from any web browser.  However, even this option will not work if you set the 'require password change at next login' option.  No, it makes no sense to me either.

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