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[docdb] Disallow dynamically setting string flags

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#6,997 opened on Jan 26, 2021

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Jira Link: DB-1960 See referenced comment:

Originally posted by @bmatican in https://github.com/yugabyte/yugabyte-db/pull/6894#r558702783

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Review the comment on PR #6894 to understand why dynamic setting of string flags is problematic. Then locate the code in docdb that allows dynamic setting of string flags and modify it to disallow such behavior.
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