You can change the account that the software uses to perform backup and restore operations to the local system account or to a specific account. For information about the required permissions, see User Account Configuration for the SQL Server Solution.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.
The Overview page appears.
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On the Instances page, click the SQL Server instance that you want to modify.
The instance page appears.
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In the General section, beside SQL server authentication, click the Edit button
.The Edit SQL server instance dialog box appears.
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Move the Override higher levels settings toggle key to the right.
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Select the account to use.
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To use the system account, select Use local system account.
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To use a specific account, select Impersonate user, and then from the Credentials list, select the saved credential.
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Click Update.
Results
The software uses the updated credentials for the next backup operation or restore operation.
Related Topics
For a video about user permissions, see How to configure user permissions for the SQL agent.