Information processing apparatus and control program

A control program stored in a non-transitory storage medium that allows a computer installed in an information processing apparatus including a plurality of detachable consumable items to performs as:

• a consumable item management part that manages either a consumption amount or a remaining amount of each of the consumable items;
• a replacement necessity determination part that determines necessity of replacement of each of the consumable items based on either the consumption amount or the remaining amount of each of the consumable items managed by the consumable item management part;
• a removal detection part that detects replacement of each of the consumable items;
• a replacement history information store part that stores replacement history information regarding the replacement detected by the removal detection part, and the replacement history information includes maintenance staff identification information and information of the consumable item that was used before the replacement, and the stored maintenance staff identification information is related to the information of the consumable item;
• an authentication information input that receives input of the authentication information from a user;
• an authentication processing part the performs a user authentication process using authentication information received at the authentication information input part;
• a replacement history information processing part that performs a process on replacement history information stored in the replacement history information stored part when the authentication by authentication processing part is succeeded;
• a first limits executing a print process;
• and
• a second operation limitation part that does not execute an operation of the information processing apparatus when, among replacement history information stored in the replacement history information store part, unprocessed replacement history information exists in the replacement history information processing part as a result of a failed authentication with reference to the maintenance staff identification information that is registered in the replacement history information store part,
• wherein the first operation limitation part checks a relation between the information of each consumable item and the maintenance staff indication information in the maintenance history store when a print job is received, and limits executing the print process when the consumable items and the maintenance staff indication information.