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doc: clarify that auth. names are lower case and case-sensitive 

This is true even for acronyms that are usually upper case, like LDAP.

Reported-by: Alvaro Herrera

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/202205141521.2nodjabmsour@alvherre.pgsql

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@ -417,7 +417,9 @@ hostnogssenc <replaceable>database</replaceable> <replaceable>user</replaceabl
<para>
Specifies the authentication method to use when a connection matches
this record. The possible choices are summarized here; details
are in <xref linkend="auth-methods"/>.
are in <xref linkend="auth-methods"/>. All the options
are lower case and treated case sensitively, so even acronyms like
<literal>ldap</literal> must be specified as lower case.
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>