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Docs: Troubleshoot "pre-receive hook failed" error in mirrored repos

What does this MR do?

Adds a troubleshooting section about pre-receive hook failed errors in conjunction with You are not allowed to push code to protected branches on this project as reported internally.

Alternative wording I also considered:

find the following in [the `gitaly/current` log](../../../administration/logs.md#gitaly-logs)

    {

      "error": "You are not allowed to push code to protected branches on this project.",
      "level": "error",
      "method": "POST",
      "msg": "Internal API error",

    }

with a matching timestamp

I couldn't get the error reproduced, so I didn't yet create a bug report. As several tickets were found about this error, I priotized sharing the solution that a customer reported.

Related issues

gitaly#2923 (closed) because this here is one such example of vague errors message.

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Edited by Katrin Leinweber

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