Backup plan's credentials

Provide the credentials for the account under which the plan will run. By default, the plan runs under the agent service account, if created by a user having administrative privileges on the machine. If created by a regular user, such as a member of the Users group, the plan runs under this user's account.

To specify credentials explicitly

1. If you have administrative privileges on the machine, select Use the following credentials. Otherwise skip this step.
2. Specify:
   • User name. When entering the name of an Active Directory user account, be sure to also specify the domain name (DOMAIN\Username or Username@domain).
   • Password. The password for the account.
   • Confirm password. Re-enter the password.
3. Click OK.

To learn more about operations available depending on the user privileges, see the Users' privileges on a managed machine section.