DOCSP-30317-backport-v5.0 Fix link (#3268)

* DOCSP-30317-backport-v5.0 conflict

* DOCSP-30317-backport-v5.0 build error

Author: jocelyn-mendez1

source/tutorial/authenticate-a-user.txt

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ Authenticate a User
    :depth: 1
    :class: singlecol
 
-To authenticate as a user, you must provide a username, password, and
-the :ref:`authentication database <mongo-shell-authentication-options>`
-associated with that user.
+To authenticate as a user, you must provide a username, password, and the 
+:option:`authentication database <mongosh --authenticationDatabase>` associated 
+with that user.
 
 .. important::
 
@@ -57,10 +57,9 @@ Using :binary:`~bin.mongosh`, you can:
 
            In :binary:`~bin.mongosh`, switch to the
            authentication database (in this case, ``admin``), and
-           use the :method:`db.auth(\<username\>, \<pwd\>)
-           <db.auth()>` method or the :dbcommand:`authenticate`
-           command to authenticate against the :ref:`authentication
-           database <mongo-shell-authentication-options>`:
+           use the :method:`db.auth(\<username\>, \<pwd\>) <db.auth()>` method 
+           or the :dbcommand:`authenticate` command to authenticate against the 
+           :option:`authentication database <mongosh --authenticationDatabase>`:
 
            .. code-block:: javascript