Image forming apparatus, image forming system and control method

An image forming apparatus for conducting job processing according to established settings, comprising:

• an output section for outputting a notification;
• and
• a processor configured to
• monitor a change in at least one of states and settings of the image forming apparatus during a time period, wherein the time period starts in response to receiving a setting operation about job processing performed by a user and ends in response to receiving an instruction from the user to start the job processing, and the at least one of states and settings relates to the job processing,
• turn a flag on in response to detecting the change before the time period ends,
• turn the flag off in response to confirming that the user who performed the setting operation made the change, and
• operate the output section to output the notification about the change, while the flag is on.

An image forming apparatus for processing an image forming job according to established settings, comprising:

• an output section for outputting a notification;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• display a screen on a display, wherein authentication data is inputted via the screen,
• acquire a result of an authentication based on the authentication data,
• detect a change in at least one of states and settings of the image forming apparatus to be made, and
• determine whether the change is detected after a predetermined period, wherein the predetermined period starts in response to receiving a setting for the image forming job,
• wherein the processor displays the screen on the display based on a result of the determination when the change is detected after the predetermined period, and
• the output section outputs the notification based on the result of the authentication.