DAOS-18727 pool: Fix reconf error handling

[liw]

Test-tag: pr pool_list_consolidation

Steps for the author:

• Commit message follows the guidelines.
• Appropriate Features or Test-tag pragmas were used.
• Appropriate Functional Test Stages were run.
• At least two positive code reviews including at least one code owner from each category referenced in the PR.
• Testing is complete. If necessary, forced-landing label added and a reason added in a comment.

After all prior steps are complete:

• Gatekeeper requested (daos-gatekeeper added as a reviewer).

[github-actions]

Ticket title is './recovery/pool_list_consolidation.py:PoolListConsolidationTest.test_lost_majority_ps_replicas - rdb-pool are recovered, three out of four ranks should have rdb-pool'
Status is 'In Progress'
Labels: 'ci_master_daily,daily_test,request_for_2.8'
https://daosio.atlassian.net/browse/DAOS-18727

[daosbuild3]

Test stage Functional Hardware Medium MD on SSD completed with status UNSTABLE. https://jenkins-3.daos.hpc.amslabs.hpecorp.net/job/daos-stack/job/daos//view/change-requests/job/PR-18442/1/testReport/