1. Proposed title of this feature request : Define/add LimitRequestLine directive as a variable in the httpd.conf.erb, so that custom hierra file will
be updated with appropriate syntax to make this directive persistence across installer execution.

2. Who is the customer behind the request?

3. What is the nature and description of the request?

• The customer is trying to add 100+ hosts to a Host Collection and it fails with the error "Error: 414 URI Too Long", the same query works with a limited no of hosts.

Exact query used by the customer:-
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1. hammer host-collection add-host --hosts "spsms358.domoff.local,spsnm018.domdzs.local,spsns005.domdzs.local,sisas187.domdzs.local,sisas188.domdzs.local,sisas189.domdzs.local,stsas252.domoff.local,spsnm016.domdzs.local,spsnm014.domoff.local,spsnm015.domdzs.local,spsms408.domoff.local,sisas109.domdzs.local,sisas063.domdzs.local,spsor001.domoff.local,spsms400.domoff.local,spsms403.domdzs.local,spsms404.domdzs.local,spsas413.domoff.local,spsms406.domdzs.local,spsor012.domoff.local,spsas428.domdzs.local,spsas429.domdzs.local,stsms051.domoff.local,spsas405.domdzs.local,spsas389.domdzs.local,stsms057.domoff.local,spsas012.domoff.local,spsas011.domoff.local,spsas010.domoff.local,spsas545.domdzs.local,spsas547.domoff.local,stsas003.domoff.local,spsas549.domoff.local,stsms058.domoff.local,sisas190.domdzs.local,spsnm008.domdzs.local,sisas195.domdzs.local,sisas217.domdzs.local,sisas052.domoff.local,spsnm007.domoff.local,spsas403.domdzs.local,sisas054.domoff.local,sisas119.domdzs.local,sisas118.domdzs.local,stsas250.domoff.local,spsas562.domdzs.local,sisas113.domdzs.local,sisas112.domdzs.local,spsms410.domoff.local,sisas117.domdzs.local,stsml007.domdzs.local,stsms004.domoff.local,stsas270.domoff.local,stsms054.domoff.local,spsms409.domoff.local,spsms405.domdzs.local,spsas567.domoff.local,sisas216.domdzs.local,spsas430.domdzs.local,spsas566.domoff.local,stsas014.domdzs.local,spsas338.domoff.local,spsas564.domoff.local,sisas207.domdzs.local,sisas206.domdzs.local,sisas205.domdzs.local,sisas204.domdzs.local,spsms390.domoff.local,spsas548.domoff.local,sisas208.domdzs.local,stsml005.domoff.local,stsms042.domoff.local,stsms001.domoff.local,sisas120.domdzs.local,sisas121.domoff.local,spsms359.domoff.local,spsms389.domoff.local,stsms043.domoff.local,spsms380.domoff.local,spsms369.domdzs.local,stsml009.domoff.local,stsml008.domoff.local,spsms368.domdzs.local,spsas440.domdzs.local,spsas441.domdzs.local,spsas442.domdzs.local,stsml006.domoff.local,stsml001.domoff.local,stsas012.domoff.local,stsml004.domoff.local,spsas532.domoff.local,spsas570.domoff.local,sisas135.domdzs.local,stsml010.domdzs.local,sisas136.domdzs.local,stsas245.domoff.local,sisas138.domoff.local,spsms257.domoff.local,stsas237.domoff.local,spsas510.domoff.local,spsas511.domoff.local,spsas568.domdzs.local,stsms053.domoff.local,spsms376.domdzs.local,stsms002.domoff.local,spsas455.domdzs.local,spsms211.ux.domoff.local,spsms214.ux.domdzs.local,spsms047.domoff.local,stsms059.domdzs.local,spsms355.domoff.local,spsms356.domoff.local,spsms357.domoff.local,sisas145.domdzs.local,sisas142.domoff.local,sisas143.domoff.local,stsms039.domdzs.local,spsms364.domoff.local,spsor026.domoff.local,stsms056.domoff.local,stsas006.domoff.local,spsms035.domoff.local,spsas117.domdzs.local,spsms325.domdzs.local,spsas467.domdzs.local,spsms116.domoff.local,spsms326.domdzs.local,spsms038.domoff.local,spsas118.domoff.local,sisas097.domdzs.local,spsms327.domdzs.local,spsms348.domdzs.local,sisas093.domoff.local,stsms050.domoff.local,stsms031.domoff.local,spsms346.domoff.local,spsms180.domoff.local,spsns001.domdzs.local,sisas010.domoff.local,spsas062.domdzs.local,spsas063.domoff.local,spsas418.domoff.local,spsms293.domoff.local,sisas221.domoff.local,spsas571.domoff.local,sisas222.domdzs.local,sisas225.domoff.local,sisas224.domoff.local,spswb048.domoff.local,spsms277.domoff.local,stsas238.domoff.local,spsms378.domdzs.local,spsms379.domoff.local,spsms373.domoff.local,spsms375.domoff.local,sisas167.domoff.local,stsms052.domoff.local,sisas002.domoff.local,spsms328.domdzs.local,stsas007.domoff.local,sisas008.domoff.local,spsas573.domdzs.local,stsas188.domoff.local,spsms261.domoff.local,stsms044.domoff.local,sisas088.domoff.local,spsas365.domdzs.local,stsas260.domoff.local,spsas367.domdzs.local,sisas194.domdzs.local,spsms135.domoff.local,sisas218.domoff.local,spsas407.domdzs.local,sisas258.domdzs.local,sisas219.domoff.local,spsas563.domdzs.local,sisas255.domoff.local,spsas561.domdzs.local,spsas560.domdzs.local,spsas565.domoff.local,sisas253.domdzs.local,spsms361.domdzs.local,spsms360.domoff.local,spsms363.domoff.local,spsms173.domdzs.local,spsms365.domoff.local,spsms367.domoff.local,spsms366.domoff.local,sisas175.domdzs.local,sisas174.domdzs.local,spsas559.domdzs.local,stsms047.domoff.local,sisas173.domdzs.local,spsnm027.domoff.local,spsnm026.domoff.local,spsnm025.domdzs.local,spsnm024.domdzs.local,spsnm023.domdzs.local,spsas557.domdzs.local,stsas276.domoff.local,stsas275.domoff.local,stsas273.domoff.local,spsas394.domoff.local,spsas395.domdzs.local,spsas396.domoff.local,spsas397.domoff.local,spsas399.domoff.local,stsms005.domoff.local,spsas456.domdzs.local,sisms019.domoff.local,spsas558.domdzs.local,spsas009.domoff.local,sisas245.domoff.local,sisms016.domoff.local" --name patching_auto1 --organization-id 1
   Could not add host(s):
   Error: 414 URI Too Long
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4. How would the customer like to achieve this? (List the functional requirements here)

• Have a parameter available that can be customized as well as the parameter should be persistence across the satellite-installer execution.

5. Is there already an existing RFE upstream or in Red Hat Bugzilla?

• NA

6. Does the customer have any specific timeline dependencies and which release would they like to target (i.e. RHEL5, RHEL6)?

• NA

7. Is the sales team involved in this request and do they have any additional input?

• No

8. List any affected packages or components.

• httpd, config file (/usr/share/foreman-installer/modules/apache/templates/httpd.conf.erb)

11. Would the customer be able to assist in testing this functionality if implemented?

• Yes