an image forming system or the like may be installed at a public location such as a computer center of university to serve people who want to print for various purposes . restrictions may be placed on the use of the system . restriction on the use of the system may be lifted temporarily depending on the circumstances . for example , when a user is desperate to print a document despite the fact that the user is under restriction , the restriction may be lifted temporarily with some conditions . a printing system includes a cancellation requesting section and a printing section . the cancellation requesting section issues a request for cancellation of a print restriction placed on a user . the printing section cancels the print restriction in response to the request .