Add rotate root docs for azure secrets (#19187)

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```release-note:improvement
website/docs: Add rotate root documentation for azure secrets engine
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using the `client_id`/`client_secret` and will have access provided by configured service
principal or the Azure roles set in the "my-role" configuration.
## Root Credential Rotation
If the mount is configured with credentials directly, the credential's key may be
rotated to a Vault-generated value that is not accessible by the operator.
This will ensure that only Vault is able to access the "root" user that Vault uses to
manipulate dynamic & static credentials.
```shell-session
vault write -f azure/rotate-root
```
For more details on this operation, please see the
[Root Credential Rotation](/vault/api-docs/secret/azure#rotate-root) API docs.
## Roles
Vault roles let you configure either an existing service principal or a set of Azure roles, along with