摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pull print system capable of performing pull printing even when communication with a server computer becomes unavailable.SOLUTION: A pull print system manager MFP 40 transfers authentication information received from a client MFP 50 (262) to a server computer 20 (S263), manages authentication information of a user authenticated (S264) by the server computer 20 (S269), performs, if communication with the server computer 20 is not available, authentication of the user based on the authentication information received from the client MFP 50 and the authentication information managed by itself, and picks a print job associated with the user authenticated by itself or the server computer 20 from print jobs managed thereby and sends the same to the client MFP 50.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 17 |