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@@ -685,6 +685,9 @@ at least @code{L_cuserid} characters; the string is returned in this
array. Otherwise, a pointer to a string in a static area is returned.
This string is statically allocated and might be overwritten on
subsequent calls to this function or to @code{getlogin}.
+
+The use of this function is deprecated since it is marked to be
+withdrawn in XPG4.2 and it is already removed in POSIX.1.
@end deftypefun
@comment stdio.h
@@ -1158,7 +1161,7 @@ This function closes the internal stream used by @code{getgrent} or
@node Netgroup Data, Lookup Netgroup, Netgroup Database, Netgroup Database
@subsection Netgroup Data
-@cindex{Netgroup}
+@cindex Netgroup
Sometimes it is useful group users according to other criterias like the
ones used in the @xref{Group Database}. E.g., it is useful to associate
a certain group of users with a certain machine. On the other hand