My brand new mac mini won't recognise the password I set two days ago

the question says it all -- in the Apple store I specifically set one pass word for the computer and one for my Apple id. I'm utterly certain of what the computer password is (and yes, I've tried the Apple id one and various others) but it's not recognising it.

Restart your Mini and press Command-R until you see the Apple logo and spinning gear. You should then be booted into your recovery partition. Alternatively, you can hold down the Option key right after you hear the startup chime to bring up the startup manager to choose the recovery partition.
Choose Terminal in the Utilities menu at the top of the screen. Type in resetpassword. That will bring up a GUI interface where you should be able reset your password. You can use the same password you used to set up your computer.
If that doesn't work repeat the above instructions and reset your password as well as your home folder ACLs and permissions.
The same directions can be found in this CNet tip.
How to run the Password Reset utility in OS X 10.7 Lion

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