Backport of Update entity-alias.mdx into stable-website (#13480)

* backport of commit aef7da3 * backport of commit cf08ac6 Co-authored-by: Jack Halford <[email protected]>
hashicorp · Dec 20, 2021 · 3dc6234 · 3dc6234
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diff --git a/website/content/api-docs/secret/identity/entity-alias.mdx b/website/content/api-docs/secret/identity/entity-alias.mdx
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ This endpoint creates a new alias for an entity.
 - `name` `(string: <required>)` - Name of the alias. Name should be the identifier
   of the client in the authentication source. For example, if the alias belongs
   to userpass backend, the name should be a valid username within userpass
-  backend. If alias belongs to GitHub, it should be the GitHub username.
+  auth method. If the alias belongs to GitHub, it should be the GitHub username. If the alias 
+  belongs to an approle auth method, the name should be a valid RoleID.
 
 - `id` `(string: <optional>)` - ID of the entity alias. If set, updates the
   corresponding entity alias.