OS X installation key chain password debacle

Trying to finish installation of OS X on mini can't figure out what my key chain password, how can I retrieve

FWIW and for anyone else following up on this, I would hope that the keychain password is not retrievable through any reasonable means short of brute-forcing the access. 
An easily-recoverable password would point to inadequate security.
Resetting the password by creating a new keychain is the typical approach suggested for cases where the original password is not known, and is likely the approach that Demonred used here.

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    Version:    
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    X86-64 (Native)
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    Crashes Since Last Report:      
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