While installing Satellite v 6.2, while starting httpd service it fails with "mod_proxy module error"

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Issue

  • Cannot install Satellite due to httpd service which was failing to start while using custom certificates
# satellite-installer --scenario satellite \
> --no-enable-capsule \
> --no-enable-foreman-proxy \
> --no-enable-foreman-proxy-plugin-openscap \
> --no-enable-foreman-proxy-plugin-pulp \
> --no-enable-foreman-proxy-plugin-remote-execution-ssh \
> --foreman-initial-organization "Example" \
> --foreman-initial-location "US" \
> --foreman-admin-username admin \
> --foreman-admin-password *******\
> --foreman-email-delivery-method smtp \
> --foreman-email-smtp-address smtp.example.com \
> --certs-server-cert /root/sat_cert/satellite.example.com.cer \
> --certs-server-cert-req /root/sat_cert/satellite.example.com.csr \
> --certs-server-key /root/sat_cert/satellite.example.com.key \
> --certs-server-ca-cert /root/sat_cert/custom-ca.cer \
> --katello-proxy-url=http://proxy.example.com \
> --katello-proxy-port=8080
Could not start Service[httpd]: Execution of '/usr/share/katello-installer-base/modules/service_wait/bin/service-wait start httpd' returned 1: Redirecting to /bin/systemctl start httpd.service
/Stage[main]/Apache::Service/Service[httpd]/ensure: change from stopped to running failed: Could not start Service[httpd]: Execution of '/usr/share/katello-installer-base/modules/service_wait/bin/service-wait start httpd' returned 1: Redirecting to /bin/systemctl start httpd.service
/Stage[main]/Foreman::Database/Foreman::Rake[db:seed]/Exec[foreman-rake-db:seed]: Failed to call refresh: /usr/sbin/foreman-rake db:seed returned 1 instead of one of [0]
/Stage[main]/Foreman::Database/Foreman::Rake[db:seed]/Exec[foreman-rake-db:seed]: /usr/sbin/foreman-rake db:seed returned 1 instead of one of [0]
Installing Done [100%] [......................................................................................................................................................................................]
Something went wrong! Check the log for ERROR-level output
The full log is at /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite.log 

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite or Proxy 6.2

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