Log4j: Why is the root logger collecting all log types regardless the configuration?

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<!-- Append messages to the console -->
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<appender name="console" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
	<param name="Target" value="System.out" />

	<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
		<!-- The default pattern: Date Priority [Category] Messagen -->
		<param name="ConversionPattern" value="[AC - %5p] [%d{ISO8601}] [%t] [%c{1} - %L] %m%n" />
	</layout>
</appender>

<appender name="logfile" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
	<param name="File" value="./logs/server.log" />
	<param name="MaxFileSize" value="1000KB" />
	<param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="2" />
	<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
		<param name="ConversionPattern" value="[AC - %-5p] {%d{dd.MM.yyyy - HH.mm.ss}} %m%n" />
	</layout>
</appender>

<appender name="payloadAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
	<param name="File" value="./logs/payload.log" />
	<param name="MaxFileSize" value="1000KB" />
	<param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="10" />
	<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
		<param name="ConversionPattern" value="[AC - %-5p] {%d{dd.MM.yyyy - HH.mm.ss}} %m%n" />
	</layout>
</appender>

<appender name="errorLog" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
	<param name="File" value="./logs/error.log" />
	<param name="MaxFileSize" value="1000KB" />
	<param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="10" />
	<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
		<param name="ConversionPattern" value="[AC - %-5p] {%d{dd.MM.yyyy - HH.mm.ss}} %m%n" />
	</layout>
</appender>

<appender name="traceLog"
	class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
	<param name="File" value="./logs/trace.log" />
	<param name="MaxFileSize" value="1000KB" />
	<param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="20" />

	<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
		<param name="ConversionPattern"
			value="[AccessControl - %-5p] {%t: %d{dd.MM.yyyy - HH.mm.ss,SSS}} %m%n" />
	</layout>
</appender>

<appender name="traceSocketAppender" class="org.apache.log4j.net.SocketAppender">
	<param name="remoteHost" value="localhost" />
	<param name="port" value="4445" />
	<param name="locationInfo" value="true" />
</appender>

<logger name="TraceLogger">
	<level value="trace" /> <!-- Set level to trace to activate tracing -->
	<appender-ref ref="traceLog" />
</logger>

<logger name="org.springframework.ws.server.endpoint.interceptor">
	<level value="DEBUG" />
	<appender-ref ref="payloadAppender" />
</logger>

<root>
	<level value="error" />
	<appender-ref ref="errorLog" />
</root>

<logger name="com.mydomain.logic">
    <level value="error" />
    <appender-ref ref="errorLog" />
</logger>

<logger name="org.springframework.ws.server.endpoint.interceptor"
        additivity="false">
        <level value="DEBUG" />
        <appender-ref ref="payloadAppender" />
</logger>

log4j.logger.org.springframework.ws.server.endpoint.interceptor = INFO, payloadAppender
log4j.additivity.org.springframework.ws.server.endpoint.interceptor = false