Mac mini - iMac-display via thunderbolt?

Is there any way to connect my mac mini to an iMac 21,5"-display with just a thunderbolt-cable between them? Both late 2011.

If both Macs have ThunderBolt ports, then yes.
Have a read here Thunderbolt 10.6 Help: Using another Mac as an external display
Stefan

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5219?viewlocale=en_US#dispnum
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1. What administration capabilities are available within OSX for me. The Mini would be for my son and I wanted to take control over the administration of the OS and other applications on the computer for him.
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Yes its completely possible to have access to all files and folders on the remote mac, in fact here's how to do the complete setup!
( Dave, I know you're WAY above the technical level i'm describing everything at! I'm not trying to talk down to you, and i know you're more than capable of finding buttons etc! I've written this detailing every step as closely as i could just so that if users are following on this discussion, they can apply the steps to their skill-level too. So apologies for the simplicity! )
With both macs on ( sorry, i know its obvious but even i forget that step sometimes - you can imagine the laughter )
Login to the mac mini (remote mac) as an administrator ( your admin account ).
Open up system preferences and click on 'sharing', its under 'Internet and Network'.
Under the Services tab, check the box next to: "Personal File Sharing", itll take a moment saying 'Personal File Sharing Starting Up', and then when its finished revert to 'Personal File Sharing On'.
If you have the os firewall on, the settings for file sharing will already be enabled.
Just a note here. Personal file sharing only allows access to the mac if the computer you are connecting with is on the local intranet, so no worries really about long-distance oddities accesing your mac's hdd.
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Click on the little plus button below the button that reads 'Login Options', itll bring up a dialog asking for your son's user details. Go ahead and fill in the name and password, but make sure the checkbox reading:
'Allow user to administer this computer' is UNchecked.
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'Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver' ( this is just incase you leave your account logged on his mac by accident. Yikes! After the screen saver engages the account will be locked ).
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we've enabled file sharing so that the mac can be seen on a network.
we've created that limited account and set it to automatically log in.
we've locked down the settings of the mac from accidental changes.
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Click on network and after a few seconds it should display the mac mini. Go ahead and click on that, you may have to click the Connect button.
A prompt will appear asking you to supply a username and password. Supply the username and password of the administrator account on the mac mini (your account). Itll ask you what volumes you want to mount.
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This means complete access to the entire Mac Mini HD, your son's user files and.. everything! This also of course means that if your son connects his iPod to the mac mini, you'll be able to mount that using the network too.
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Final setup?
1 mac mini with automatic limited account login and locked down system preferences.
1 iMac with full admin rights to mac mini, and the iMac is secured from access via the mac mini.
All done. Appreciate your post Dave, i've enjoyed learning the steps to carry this out and sincerly hope that nothing goes wrong for you. If it does, jump back on the forum and post about it!
Good luck mate!
ps. I forgot to proofread. be nice. lol!

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Below is an email that I recently submitted to Apple for feed back on the support system. I am writing here to find out if anyone might have any ideas about how to address this issue without resorting to a 2 hour wait on the phone (my last experience with Apple support). I have redacted some info with ID's and Case numbers as I know Apple does not actively monitor these forums so it would not make sense for them to be posted.
Here is the question:
How do others in the Apple community feel about the points that I make in this email? I am curious to know if I am off base in my expectations or if what I am requesting is reasonable?
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As someone who has spent 15 years as a web professional and has purchased/approved for purchase more than $1 Million dollars in Apple products, I have to say my recent experience with Apple customer service has been incredibly lackluster and almost insulting. Here is the issue that I am trying to resolve (not why I have written this email):
I recently purchased a mac mini and cinema display and in addition purchased apple care for both. I only received confirmation of apple care for the mac mini. Hence I have an issue.
Fail #1) I was asked when trying to register the apple care I purchased at MacAuthority, that I need to upload a receipt. I uploaded said receipt and then waited. Some time later I recieved an email (Jan 21) with with the following information - Case ID: XXXXXXXXXX / AppleCare Registration Number: XXXXXXXXXXXXX / Product Case ID: XXXXXXXXXXX saying my information had been received. I then responded to the email (Jan 21) saying that I did not see an option during the registration for registering both the monitor and the mini. I figured this was based on the registration number and maybe just did not show in the front end. I then waited 7 days to send another email (Jan 28). No response.
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Fail #2) Rather than making a call to Apple Support on my dime (during the day), I instead head over the support site thinking that at a minimum I would find a contact support form or an auto ticking email address. Heck maybe I would even be able to look up the case ID. To my surprise, there was no contact form, there was no support email address.
Fail #3) I then started hunting for the next logical step. I saw the link to the Express support and thought - "ah cool, they have a routing system to get my need to the right person/department". Errrrrr - wrong. Although that is what it appeared to be, in the end I was presented with only one option. Call back later. Seriously. SERIOUSLY
Fail #4) Now, after having spent more than 2 hours of my time trying to get this issue resolved, I am still going to forced to talk to someone on the phone. This is so incredibly insane for a modern web business who supposedly is fanatical about their customers!
I surely hope that this changes or my last purchase will be MY LAST PURCHASE. I have had so many experiences in the last 3 years that made me feel like I was inconveniencing "Apple". I am about to give up on the brand. There is a "greedy" feeling that I get when dealing with Apple rather than on of "wonderment"
There are lots of other options that I know provide a better customer experience. Why would I choose Apple over them? I dropped the iPhone for this reason and went to Android after having multiple issues with a support need that later ended up being a known hardware issue with the iPhone 3G.
I currently own two mac mini's, 1 cinema display, a 17" loaded MBP, a 15" loaded MBP, two airport extremes, an airport express and an iPad. I have spent over $11K with Apple personally in the last 2 years and I cannot get an option to contact someone by email or file a trouble ticket?
I truly hope someone has taken the time to fully read this email, as I cannot imagine that this is the message that Apple wants to send to its customers. If you have read this and can be so kind as to respond, I will gladly give you some other insights about how Apple can better serve its customers. If you can help me with my support issue, even better.
Jamie

Fail #1) I was asked when trying to register the apple care I purchased at MacAuthority, that I need to upload a receipt. I uploaded said receipt and then waited. Some time later I recieved an email (Jan 21) with with the following information - Case ID: XXXXXXXXXX / AppleCare Registration Number: XXXXXXXXXXXXX / Product Case ID: XXXXXXXXXXX saying my information had been received. I then responded to the email (Jan 21) saying that I did not see an option during the registration for registering both the monitor and the mini. I figured this was based on the registration number and maybe just did not show in the front end. I then waited 7 days to send another email (Jan 28). No response.
It's not clear to me on what information you were expecting from them. Did you, however, check the status of the coverage here to see if perhaps the coverage was registered correctly?
https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
Fail #2) Rather than making a call to Apple Support on my dime (during the day), I instead head over the support site thinking that at a minimum I would find a contact support form or an auto ticking email address. Heck maybe I would even be able to look up the case ID. To my surprise, there was no contact form, there was no support email address.
Apple does not provide support via email (except for the iTunes Store) and never has. Whether or not you wish to consider this a "fail" is your call, but they have always provided support only via the phone except for a short experiment with live chat which I believe they've abandoned.
Fail #3) I then started hunting for the next logical step. I saw the link to the Express support and thought - "ah cool, they have a routing system to get my need to the right person/department". Errrrrr - wrong. Although that is what it appeared to be, in the end I was presented with only one option. Call back later. Seriously. SERIOUSLY
Seriously. Though I think you misread. The option is available for you to set up a time when they can call _you. Or you can just elect to call later. It's your choice which you select.
Fail #4) Now, after having spent more than 2 hours of my time trying to get this issue resolved, I am still going to forced to talk to someone on the phone. This is so incredibly insane for a modern web business who supposedly is fanatical about their customers!
See number 1.
I surely hope that this changes or my last purchase will be MY LAST PURCHASE.
Suit yourself. I very much doubt that Apple will change their policy, since it's been the same for many years. There's nothing anyone here can suggest to change things or address them differently. You'll have to talk with them on the phone if the registration didn't go through as expected. Again, you can set up a time when they will call you so as to avoid waiting on hold.
Regards.

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