EM console fails to launch after applying WLS Stack Bundle Patch

• After applying Stack Bundle Patch [ 35679623 JUNE 2023 ]- Admin Server startup threw below errors.Admin console is accessible but EM console failed to launch.

<Warning> <javax.enterprise.resource.webcontainer.jsf.config> 
<BEA-000000> <Unexpected state during contextDestroyed: no ConfigManager instance in current ServletContext but one is expected to exist.>
<Error> <Deployer> <BEA-149231> <Unable to set the activation state to true for the application "em".
weblogic.application.ModuleException: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
at weblogic.application.internal.ExtensibleModuleWrapper.start(ExtensibleModuleWrapper.java:140)
at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleListenerInvoker.start(ModuleListenerInvoker.java:124)
at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver$3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:233)
at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver$3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:228)
at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:45)
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Apply patch 34542329 to fix this issue as reported in the Doc ID 2935214.1

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Verify Existing Patches Applied
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opatch lspatches
	35679642;	WLS STACK PATCH BUNDLE 12.2.1.4.230806 (Patch 35679623)
	35557681;	WLS PATCH SET UPDATE 12.2.1.4.230702
	35547646;	FMW Thirdparty Bundle Patch 12.2.1.4.230628
	35380810;	RDA release 23.3-20230718 for OFM 12.2.1.4 SPB
	33639718;	33639718 - ADR FOR WEBLOGIC SERVER 12.2.1.4.0 JUL CPU 2022
	1221418;	Coherence Cumulative Patch 12.2.1.4.18
	33093748;	One-off
	32720458;	JDBC 19.3.0.0 FOR CPUJAN2022 (WLS 12.2.1.4, WLS 14.1.1)

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Apply the Patch

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Stop all services and apply the patch.

cd E:\PATCHES\Merge_patch\34542329>
opatch apply

Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 13.9.4.2.13
Copyright (c) 2023, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.
Oracle Home       : E:\Middleware\Oracle_Home
Central Inventory : C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory
   from           :
OPatch version    : 13.9.4.2.13
OUI version       : 13.9.4.0.0
Log file location : E:\Middleware\Oracle_Home\cfgtoollogs\opatch\opatch2023-10-04_12-27-18PM_1.log
OPatch detects the Middleware Home as "E:\Middleware\Oracle_Home"
Verifying environment and performing prerequisite checks...
OPatch continues with these patches:   34542329
Do you want to proceed? [y|n]
y
User Responded with: Y
All checks passed.
Please shutdown Oracle instances running out of this ORACLE_HOME on the local system.
(Oracle Home = 'E:\Middleware\Oracle_Home')
Is the local system ready for patching? [y|n]
y
User Responded with: Y
Backing up files...
Applying interim patch '34542329' to OH 'E:\Middleware\Oracle_Home'
ApplySession: Optional component(s) [ oracle.sysman.fmw.plugin.soa, 12.2.1.4.0 ] , [ oracle.sysman.fmw.plugin.wc, 12.2.1.4.0 ] , [ oracle.sysman.fmw.plugin.wc, 12.2.1.4.0 ] , [ oracle.sysman.fmw.plugin.beam, 12.2.1.4.0 ] , [ oracle.sysman.fmw.plugin.idm, 12.2.1.4.0 ] , [ oracle.sysman.fmw.plugin.idm, 12.2.1.4.0 ] , [ oracle.sysman.fmw.plugin.webtier.otd, 12.2.1.4.0 ]  not present in the Oracle Home or a higher version is found.
Patching component oracle.sysman.fmw.as, 12.2.1.4.0...
Patching component oracle.sysman.fmw.as, 12.2.1.4.0...
Patching component oracle.sysman.fmw.agent, 12.2.1.4.0...
Patching component oracle.sysman.fmw.core, 12.2.1.4.0...
Patch 34542329 successfully applied.
Log file location: E:\Middleware\Oracle_Home\cfgtoollogs\opatch\opatch2023-10-04_12-27-18PM_1.log
OPatch succeeded.

opatch lspatches
	
	34542329;	One-off	
	35679642;	WLS STACK PATCH BUNDLE 12.2.1.4.230806 (Patch 35679623)
	35557681;	WLS PATCH SET UPDATE 12.2.1.4.230702
	35547646;	FMW Thirdparty Bundle Patch 12.2.1.4.230628
	35380810;	RDA release 23.3-20230718 for OFM 12.2.1.4 SPB
	33639718;	33639718 - ADR FOR WEBLOGIC SERVER 12.2.1.4.0 JUL CPU 2022
	1221418;	Coherence Cumulative Patch 12.2.1.4.18
	33093748;	One-off
	32720458;	JDBC 19.3.0.0 FOR CPUJAN2022 (WLS 12.2.1.4, WLS 14.1.1)

• Resume WebLogic Admin Server Services 
  
  
• EM Console should be accessible