Try resetting nsd restart count to avoid errors in mgmt tests

.travis.yml

@@ -13,15 +13,27 @@ before_install:
   - echo "==== DUMP ENVIRONMENT ===="
   - env | sort
   - echo "UMASK=$(umask)"
+  #
   - echo "==== DUMP AppArmor Status ===="
   - (sudo aa-status; true)
+  #
   - echo "==== System update ===="
+  # Do not run 'upgrade'
   - sudo apt-get update
+  #
   - echo "==== Install QA/test data ===="
+  # python3-dnspython is used by the python scripts in 'tests'
   - sudo apt-get -y install python3-dnspython
+  # avoid the lengthy generation of DH params by copying in a prebuilt file
   - sudo mkdir -p /home/user-data/ssl
   - sudo cp ./tests/assets/ssl/dh2048.pem /home/user-data/ssl
+  #
   - echo "==== Add the PRIMARY_HOSTNAME to /etc/hosts ===="
+  # The PRIMARY_HOSTNAME should point to the interface address not
+  # loopback.  That is because of the way MiaB resolves - the local
+  # resolver is bind9, which requires valid NS records, which would
+  # point back to the local nsd authoritative name server for the
+  # domain. We don't have those in QA, so we need the hosts entry.
   - echo "$(source setup/functions.sh; get_default_privateip 4)   $PRIMARY_HOSTNAME" > /tmp/hosts_add.tmp
   - sudo $SHELL -c 'cat /tmp/hosts_add.tmp >>/etc/hosts'
   

tests/suites/_mail-functions.sh

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ detect_syslog_error() {
 !/postfix\/qmgr/ && /warning:/	{ exit 1 }
 /(fatal|reject|error):/	 { exit 1 }
 /Error in /			{ exit 1 }
+/Exception on /     { exit 1 }
 /named\[\d+\]:.* verify failed/ { exit 1 }
 ' \
 				>>$TEST_OF 2>&1 <<< "$line"

tests/suites/_mgmt-functions.sh

@@ -80,10 +80,21 @@ mgmt_rest() {
 	return 0	
 }
 
+systemctl_reset() {
+	local service="${1:-nsd.service}"
+	# for travis-ci: reset nsd to avoid "nsd.service: Start request
+	# repeated too quickly", which occurs inside kick() of the
+	# management flask app when "system restart nsd" is called on
+	# detection of a new mail domain
+	record "[systemctl reset-failed $service]"
+	systemctl reset-failed $service 2>&1 >>$TEST_OF
+}
+
 mgmt_create_user() {
 	local email="$1"
 	local pass="${2:-$email}"
 	local delete_first="${3:-yes}"
+	local rc=0
 
 	# ensure the user is deleted (clean test run)
 	if [ "$delete_first" == "yes" ]; then
@@ -91,7 +102,11 @@ mgmt_create_user() {
 	fi
 	record "[create user $email]"
 	mgmt_rest POST /admin/mail/users/add "email=$email" "password=$pass"
-	return $?
+	rc=$?
+	if echo "$REST_OUTPUT" | grep "updated DNS:" >/dev/null; then
+		systemctl_reset
+	fi
+	return $rc
 }
 
 mgmt_assert_create_user() {