Merge pull request #17534 from WilliamAntonRohm/issue-5554

sql-docs/issues/5554 -- extraneous **

Author: PRMerger16

docs/linux/sql-server-linux-active-directory-authentication.md

@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ Join your SQL Server Linux host with an Active Directory domain controller. For
 2. Set the ServicePrincipalName (SPN) for this account using the **setspn.exe** tool. The SPN must be formatted exactly as specified in the following example. You can find the fully qualified domain name of the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] host machine by running `hostname --all-fqdns` on the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] host. The TCP port should be 1433 unless you have configured [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] to use a different port number.
 
    ```PowerShell
-   setspn -A MSSQLSvc/**<fully qualified domain name of host machine>**:**<tcp port>** mssql
-   setspn -A MSSQLSvc/**<netbios name of the host machine>**:**<tcp port>** mssql
+   setspn -A MSSQLSvc/<fully qualified domain name of host machine>:<tcp port> mssql
+   setspn -A MSSQLSvc/<netbios name of the host machine>:<tcp port> mssql
    ```
 
    > [!NOTE]
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ Configuring AD authentication for SQL Server on Linux requires an AD account (MS
    ```bash
    kinit user@CONTOSO.COM
    kvno user@CONTOSO.COM
-   kvno MSSQLSvc/**<fully qualified domain name of host machine>**:**<tcp port>**@CONTOSO.COM
+   kvno MSSQLSvc/<fully qualified domain name of host machine>:<tcp port>@CONTOSO.COM
    ```
 
    > [!NOTE]
-   > SPNs can take several minutes to propagate through your domain, especially if the domain is large. If you receive the error, `kvno: Server not found in Kerberos database while getting credentials for MSSQLSvc/**<fully qualified domain name of host machine>**:**<tcp port>**@CONTOSO.COM`, please wait a few minutes and try again.</br></br> The above commands will only work if the server has been joined to an AD domain, which was covered in the previous section.
+   > SPNs can take several minutes to propagate through your domain, especially if the domain is large. If you receive the error, `kvno: Server not found in Kerberos database while getting credentials for MSSQLSvc/<fully qualified domain name of host machine>:<tcp port>@CONTOSO.COM`, please wait a few minutes and try again.</br></br> The above commands will only work if the server has been joined to an AD domain, which was covered in the previous section.
 
 1. Using [**ktpass**](/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/ktpass), add keytab entries for each SPN using the following commands on a Windows machine Command Prompt: