Abstract: This image forming system includes an information processing device, a server, and a multifunction peripheral. The server stores in advance fingerprint information of authorized users of information processing devices. When the stored fingerprint information matches a user's fingerprint information from the information processing device, the server transmits user's identification information and an access token to the information processing device and multifunction peripheral. Upon accepting the first request to log in to the multifunction peripheral, the information processing device transmits identification information and access token stored in the information processing device to the multifunction peripheral.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a different apparatus detecting section that detects one or more different image forming apparatuses present on a network; an apparatus capability acquisition section that acquires printing capabilities of the different image forming apparatuses; an apparatus selecting section that selects, based on the acquired printing capabilities, at least one different image forming apparatus having a printing capability equivalent to or higher than the present image forming apparatus as an alternative apparatus; a control section that executes a print job; and a print job transfer sections that, when the control section cannot execute the print job, transfers the print job to the alternative apparatus, wherein when the print job transfer section completes the transfer of the print job to the alternative apparatus, the control section allows a display section to display information indicating that the print job has been transferred and a destination for the transfer.