Have a "lock" icon on my screen

Please help!!!
At first I had forgotten my admin password and made numerous attempts. Then I tried to reboot my macbookpro by pressing " command S" numerous attempts but it failed to reboot as well. Since I had forgotten my master password as well I had attempted to reboot my computer by pressing the " option" key. Now I have a huge lock icon on my screen. What do I do????

Open Control Center by swiping up from the bottom of the screen and tap on the highlighted Lock screen icon.

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