Clarify instructions for API-only user creation (#38387)

Rephrase instructions for creating API-only users for clarity.

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**Related issue:** Resolves #35696

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Co-authored-by: Rachael Shaw <r@rachael.wtf>
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ package_path: package_name.yml
package_path: ../software/package_name.yml
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You may also wish to create specialized API-only users which may modify configurations through GitOps, but cannot access fleet through the UI. These specialized users can be created through `fleetctl user create` with the `--api-only` flag, and then assigned the `GitOps` role, and given global or team scope in the UI.
Specialized API-only users, who can modify configurations via GitOps but cannot access the Fleet UI, can be created through `fleetctl user create` with the `--api-only` flag. Best practice is to assign these users the `GitOps` role and specify global or team scope in the UI.
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