IllegalAccessError when initializing log4j extras Logger on EAP6

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Issue

  • The following error when trying to initiate the Logger with DOMConfigurator.configureAndWatch():
java.lang.IllegalAccessError: tried to access class org.apache.log4j.xml.XMLWatchdog from class org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator
  • The following error when trying to initiate the Logger that uses log4j extras functionality (e.g. TimeBasedRollingPolicy) with DOMConfigurator.configureAndWatch():
java.lang.IllegalAccessError: tried to access class org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator$1 from class org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator

Environment

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.x

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