An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: receive an exchange between a first authority and a second authority among plural authorities that are distributed and managed by plural users and are provided for respectively changing plural settings, the first authority being assigned to a first user and provided for changing a setting to be changed, and the second authority being assigned to a second user; and exchange the second authority for the first authority.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to manage pieces of screen information in association with users, the screen information being related to an operation screen to be used for operating an image processing apparatus, identify a user who is going to use the image processing apparatus, and cause a display to display an operation screen created based on the screen information of the identified user, the display being used by the user when using the image processing apparatus.

An information processing apparatus configured to authenticate a user in first authentication processing and second authentication processing and permit the user who is authenticated to use at least one of a plurality of functions includes a control unit configured to, at a time of authentication of the user in the first authentication processing, perform control to prompt the user to select an authentication method to be used in the first authentication processing.

A multifunction peripheral includes a control unit that, when a registered user is using the multifunction peripheral, causes an operation panel to display information concerning an optional function that can be added to the multifunction peripheral, receives, with the operation panel, an evaluation of the user for the optional function, when receiving, with a communication I/F, an acquisition request for an evaluation for the optional function, generates an evaluation result obtained by aggregating evaluations of a plurality of registered users, and transmits the generated evaluation result to a transmission source of the acquisition request.

An image forming apparatus includes a displayer, a controller, and an image former. The controller is capable of setting a screen to be displayed on the displayer, as an initial screen, and is capable of making settings as to whether a specific screen for displaying apparatus information is displayed on the displayer in preference to the initial screen. In a case where settings are made to display the specific screen on the displayer in preference to the initial screen, the controller displays the specific screen on the displayer in preference to the initial screen.

Provided is an information processing device connected to a device that executes a process in accordance with a function selected by a user among a plurality of functions, the information processing device includes a setter that sets a first function and a second function from the plurality of functions and a restrictor that restricts the first function, and the restrictor releases the restriction on the first function if the user selects the second function.

An information processing system includes a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus that use setting information. The first information processing apparatus includes a transmission unit that transmits information including at least function identification information and user identification information to the second information processing apparatus, the function identification information identifying a function for which first setting information is used, and the user identification information identifying a user associated with the function identification information. The second information processing apparatus includes a request unit that makes a request for the first setting information to the first information processing apparatus in a case where second setting information is stored in the second information processing apparatus; and an update unit that updates the second setting information in accordance with the first setting information that has been transmitted from the first information processing apparatus.

A setting system for setting an operation screen in an electronic device has layout management information that manages a layout of the operation screen of the electronic device in association with information on the electronic device, and, according to a request for the layout by the electronic device, specifies the layout to be transmitted to the electronic device on the basis of the layout management information and transmits the layout to the electronic device.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to obtain information regarding past usage of a device managed by a manager from stored information, the stored information storing information regarding the past usage of a device in connection with identification information of the device, extract, of obtained information regarding the past usage, information on an item predetermined according to a role that the manager has, and send extracted information to a terminal of the manager.

An information processing apparatus to which a plurality of users can log in includes: a display unit configured to display an image; and a display controller configured to display personal region images corresponding to the respective users in a plurality of personal display regions at different positions in a display face of the display unit, display common images in the same common display region among the users in the display face of the display unit, and display images of data acquired on the authority to access of a corresponding user in the personal display regions to be movable, respectively, wherein when any of the users logs out, the display controller finishes displaying the image arranged in the personal display region among the data acquired on the authority to access of the user who logs out, and continues to display the image arranged in the common display region.