How to associate my mini mac to my AppleId?

I have an AppleId for AppleStore for my Ipad but I cannot use it for buying something for my Mini Mac.  I got a message that the MiniMac is not associate to the AppleId. How to associate my MiniMac to my AppStore account?
Thank,
JGL

Go to System Preferences/Users & Groups/Password and be sure that this Apple ID is entered in the center of the Paswword pane.

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