---
title: "New-VBOBackupAccount"
description: "This cmdlet creates the VBOBackupAccount object that defines settings of auxiliary backup accounts. You cannot configure auxiliary backup accounts for on-premises Microsoft SharePoint organizations."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/new-vbobackupaccount.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Organizations Management > Organization Connection Settings > New-VBOBackupAccount"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
---

# New-VBOBackupAccount

## Short Description
Creates auxiliary backup accounts to back up SharePoint and OneDrive.

## Syntax
```
New-VBOBackupAccount -SecurityGroupMember <VBOOrganizationGroupMember> -Password <SecureString> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates the [`VBOBackupAccount`](vbobackupaccount.md) object that defines settings of auxiliary backup accounts.

::: important

You cannot configure auxiliary backup accounts for on-premises Microsoft SharePoint organizations.

The entire security group will be granted the *Site Collection Administrator* role, which means that each user in this group will be granted this role as well, regardless of what users have been added with the `SecurityGroupMember` parameter. The role, however, can only be granted if you have used the `GrantRolesAndPermissions` parameter when defining connection settings to access the Microsoft 365 organization. Granting occurs during the first session of each of the backup jobs with SharePoint or OneDrive items. If a user ceases to be a member of the group, the role is automatically annulled for this user.

:::

## Parameters

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      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
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        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Password</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a password. The cmdlet will use this password to back up Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive data.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SecureString</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SecurityGroupMember</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies security groups. The cmdlet will use accounts from these security groups to back up Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive data.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vboorganizationgroupmember.md"><code>VBOOrganizationGroupMember</code></a> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vboorganizationgroupmember.md"><code>Get-VBOOrganizationGroupMember</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vboorganizationgroupmember.md"><code>VBOOrganizationGroupMember</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the [About Common Parameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216) section of Microsoft Learn.

## Output Object
This cmdlet returns the [`VBOBackupAccount`](vbobackupaccount.md) object that defines settings of auxiliary backup accounts to back up Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive data.

## Examples

::: example
### Defining Auxiliary Backup Account to Back Up Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive

This example shows how to define auxiliary backup account to back up Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive.

```
$org = Get-VBOOrganization
$group = Get-VBOOrganizationGroup -Organization $org -DisplayName "VBOWorkGroup"
$members = Get-VBOOrganizationGroupMember -Group $group
$pwd = ConvertTo-SecureString -String "Pa$$word123" -AsPlainText -Force
New-VBOBackupAccount -SecurityGroupMember $members[0] -Password $pwd
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOOrganization`](get-vboorganization.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$org` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBOOrganizationGroup`](get-vboorganizationgroup.md) cmdlet. Set the `$org` variable as the `Organization` parameter value. Specify the `DisplayName` parameter value. Save the result to the `$group` variable.
3. Run the [`Get-VBOOrganizationGroupMember`](get-vboorganizationgroupmember.md) cmdlet. Set the `$group` variable as the `Group` variable value. Save the result to the `$members` variable.
4. Run the [`ConvertTo-SecureString`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/convertto-securestring) cmdlet. Specify the necessary parameters. Save the result to the `$pwd` variable.
5. Run the `New-VBOBackupAccount` cmdlet. Set the `$members` variable as the `SecurityGroupMember` parameter value. Set the `$pwd` variable as the `Password` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBOOrganization`](get-vboorganization.md)
- [`Get-VBOOrganizationGroup`](get-vboorganizationgroup.md)
- [`Get-VBOOrganizationGroupMember`](get-vboorganizationgroupmember.md)
- [``ConvertTo-SecureString``](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/convertto-securestring)