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Step 5. Specify SharePoint Online Credentials

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[This step is only available if the Use the same credentials for SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business check box have not been selected at the Specify Exchange Online Credentials step.]

At this step of the wizard, enter credentials to connect to the Microsoft SharePoint Online organization.

To enter credentials, do the following:

In the Username and Password fields, specify authentication credentials to connect to the Microsoft Office 365 organization.

The user account must be provided in either of the following formats: user@domain.com or user@domain.onmicrosoft.com. If you are using an ADFS account, you can only use a non-MFA enabled ADFS account.

Select the Grant this account required roles and permissions check box to automatically assign the Site Collection Administrator role that is required to back up Microsoft SharePoint Sites.