[Admin] LDAP: user's attribute gidNumber is used for group relations

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Start with admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap_api.rst and admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap_cleanup.rst, focusing on LDAP group membership and cleanup behavior. Document that a matching gidNumber can make a user appear in a group even after removal, so the existing web-interface and occ output are understandable; the relevant documentation should clearly explain this behavior.

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1. to develop feature: ldap good first issue manual: admin

If gidNumber from user entry matches gidNumber from group, user will also be considered as part of this group. Then after removing a user from LDAP group, and cleanup with ldap:show-remnants, user is still shown as a group member in web-interface and occ output.

Should be noted in documentation, as it may lead to raising a ticket from customers, who tries to remove users

Documentation source:
https://github.com/nextcloud/documentation/blob/master/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap_api.rst
or
https://github.com/nextcloud/documentation/blob/master/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap_cleanup.rst

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