Merge branch 'kballon-master-patch-22862' into 'master'

Update steps to override stop schedule

See merge request https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/150395



Merged-by: Phillip Wells <pwells@gitlab.com>
Co-authored-by: Kent Japhet Ballon <kballon@gitlab.com>

doc/ci/environments/index.md

@@ -598,13 +598,18 @@ The expiration date and time is displayed in the upper-left corner, next to the
 When a environment has been [scheduled to stop after a specified time period](#stop-an-environment-after-a-certain-time-period),
 you can override its expiration.
 
-To override an environment's expiration:
+To override an environment's expiration in the UI:
 
 1. On the left sidebar, select **Search or go to** and find your project.
 1. Select **Operate > Environments**.
 1. Select the deployment name.
 1. in the upper-right corner, select the thumbtack (**{thumbtack}**).
 
+To override an environment's expiration in the `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
+
+1. Open the project's `.gitlab-ci.yml`.
+1. Update the `auto_stop_in` setting of the corresponding deploy job and set it to `auto_stop_in: never`
+
 The `auto_stop_in` setting is overridden and the environment remains active until it's stopped
 manually.