Abstract: The printing system is provided with: a terminal that outputs print data of a print target and authentication information required for performing a print operation; an image forming unit that receives the print data and the authentication information and that prints the print data on condition that printing authority for permitting the print operation is given to the authentication information; and an authority information memory that stores printing authority information on the presence or absence of the printing authority given to each of the authentication information in the image forming unit.

Abstract: A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for information processing includes: reading, from a storage unit, setting information used in processing performed by an apparatus and prohibited matter information including at least a setting to avoid a prohibited matter at setting in the apparatus; and extracting a setting to avoid the prohibited matter changeable regarding at least a part of restricted setting information in the setting information read at the reading step, and making a setting not to perform the extracted setting.

Abstract: The print instruction apparatus is provided with: a reception unit that receives a print request for printing an electronic document; a determination unit that determines whether or not particular information is associated with the electronic document; and an instruction unit that instructs a printing apparatus to temporarily store print information about the electronic document and impose restriction on printing on the basis of the print information until an operation device of the printing apparatus is operated, in the case where the determination unit determines that the particular information is associated with the electronic document.

Abstract: The printing system is provided with: a terminal that outputs print data of a print target and authentication information required for performing a print operation; an image forming unit that receives the print data and the authentication information and that prints the print data on condition that printing authority for permitting the print operation is given to the authentication information; and an authority information memory that stores printing authority information on the presence or absence of the printing authority given to each of the authentication information in the image forming unit.

Abstract: A peripheral device control program which provides a peripheral device with setting information corresponding to setting items set by a user, wherein a computer is caused to implement: processing for display controlling of image data corresponding to the setting information on a displaying unit; and, when a prescribed time period has elapsed since the image data displayed on the displaying unit has been designated with an inputting unit, processing for displaying of text information corresponding to the image data on the displaying unit.