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Description of problem: ipa-client-install displays false message 'sudo binary does not seem to be present on this system'

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
ipa-client-4.9.2-2.module+el8.4.0+10227+076cd560.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install IPA client
2. Check the message displayed on the console

Actual results:
ipa-client-install displays the message 'The sudo binary does not seem to be present on this system. Please consider installing sudo if required.' 

[root@client ~]# which sudo
/bin/sudo
[root@client ~]# rpm -qf /bin/sudo
sudo-1.8.29-7.el8.x86_64

[root@client ~]# ipa-client-install
This program will set up IPA client.
Version 4.9.2
The sudo binary does not seem to be present on this system. Please consider installing sudo if required.
Discovery was successful!
Do you want to configure chrony with NTP server or pool address? [no]:  
Client hostname: client.testrelm.test
Realm: TESTRELM.TEST
DNS Domain: testrelm.test
IPA Server: master.testrelm.test
BaseDN: dc=testrelm,dc=test

Expected results: Fix the false message displayed on the console, since sudo binary is already present on the system.

Additional info:

PR: https://github.com/freeipa/freeipa/pull/5636

Fixed upstream
master:
https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/abaa614a3cd488cf2d8257abcae851c31c706a91
https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/1ef54f2b8fbf4bb7e7c50155050ceb31f7671795

Fixed upstream
ipa-4-9:
https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/061e0b63ef3a72ba3261b42ec5f2ce290070c613
https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/4b917833fdd62cce2fd72809fd5c963194efba3e

This bug comes from the (upstream) fix to:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1859185
An incomplete test was added which did not cover all cases.
The two commits above fix the original code and add a test to cover all cases.

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (Moderate: idm:DL1 and idm:client security, bug fix, and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1846