====== Ubuntu - Systemd - Set multi-user.target as the default target ======

<code bash>
sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target
</code>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  This command creates a symbolic link from **/etc/systemd/system/default.target** to **/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target**.

  * If you reboot now, you will be taken to the multi-user target.

</WRAP>

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===== Check the symbolic link =====

<code bash>
ls -lh /etc/systemd/system/default.target
</code>

returns:

<code bash>
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 Jan  4 16:31 /etc/systemd/system/default.target -> /lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target
</code>

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