An image forming system wherein, when there is an instruction to print a
plurality of copies of the same image, a plurality of copies to be
printed are allocated to each of a plurality of printers and distributed
printing is performed, with this image forming system including a
distributed print control device wherein, if it has been determined that
confirmation printing in which each of a plurality of image forming
apparatus prints only one copy cannot be performed normally in at least
one of the printers, a plurality of copies to be printed are allocated to
each of the printers having been determined to have performed normal
confirmation printing, out of a plurality of printers, whereby
distributed printing is performed.