Information processing apparatus, transfer program product, and transfer control method

A system comprising:

• a first information processing apparatus of a first user;
• a second information processing apparatus to replace the first information processing apparatus of the first user;
• a transfer instruction information setting unit for setting a transfer instruction information to instruct a transfer process corresponding to the first user to be performed when the user logs into the second information processing apparatus and while a second user having administrator authority is logged into the second information processing apparatus;
• and,
• a rule setting information setting unit for setting up an operating environment for the first user on the second information processing apparatus based on predetermined rule setting information when the first user logs into the second information processing apparatus for the first time.

A transfer control method for controlling an information processing apparatus as a transfer destination to which setting information for setting up an operating environment is transferred from another information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• setting transfer instruction information to instruct a transfer process corresponding to a first user to be performed when the first user logs in and while a second user having administrator authority is logged in;
• acquiring, while the first user is logged in, the setting information of the first user from a transfer file where the setting information acquired from the information processing apparatus as a transfer source is stored, in a case where the transfer instruction information corresponding to the first user has been set;
• and,
• updating the rule setting information with at least a part of the setting information that has been acquired, and for transferring at least a part of the operating environment of the first user at the other information processing apparatus as the transfer source.