RHEL7: Configure systems to boot into a specific target automatically.

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Note: This is an RHCSA 7 exam objective.

To configure a system to boot into multi-user level without graphical interface, type:

# systemctl set-default multi-user.target

To configure a system to boot into multi-user level with graphical interface, type:

# systemctl set-default graphical.target

To check the current configuration, type:

# systemctl get-default
multi-user.target
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2 comments on “RHEL7: Configure systems to boot into a specific target automatically.
  1. twostep says:

    To find available targets to which you can set,
    1. install bash-completion package
    2. logout and login
    3. execute systemctl set-default
    Cheers 🙂

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