RHEL7: Configure systems to boot into a specific target automatically

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