{"id":6665,"date":"2016-06-11T20:04:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T12:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/?p=6665"},"modified":"2023-04-28T09:47:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T09:47:07","slug":"change-default-runlevel-centos-7-rhel-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/change-default-runlevel-centos-7-rhel-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change default runlevel in CentOS 7 \/ RHEL 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ChangeIn CentOS 7 and RHEL 7, the systemd process replaces the init process for starting services at boot time and also for changing the runlevels. It uses \u201ctargets\u201d instead of run-levels and relies on systemctl command to change runlevel or to change the target.<\/p>\n

The systemd provides much more control than the init process does while still supporting existing init scripts.<\/p>\n

Take note that in RHEL 7 and CentOS 7, any edits of \/etc\/inittab file will not take effect.<\/p>\n

The following articles describe how to change default runlevel in CentOS 7 \/ RHEL 7.<\/p>\n

1. How to determine the state that the system currently configured to boot to :<\/p>\n

# systemctl get-default\n<\/pre>\n
Example 1 :
\nIf the system running on Non-GUI Mode, “systemctl get-default” command will return “multi-user.target” :<\/p>\n
Method 1 :<\/p>\n
[root@centos72 ~]# systemctl get-default\nmulti-user.target\n<\/pre>\n
Method 2 :<\/p>\n
[root@centos72 ~]# ls -al \/etc\/systemd\/system\/default.target\nlrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 37 May 30  2015 default.target -> \/lib\/systemd\/system\/multi-user.target\n<\/pre>\n
Example 2 :
\nIf the system running on GUI Mode, “systemctl get-default” command will return “graphical.target” :
\nMethod 1 :<\/p>\n
[root@centos72-gui ~]# systemctl get-default\ngraphical.target\n<\/pre>\n
Method 2 :<\/p>\n
[root@centos72-gui ~]# ls -al \/etc\/systemd\/system\/default.target\nlrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 36 Jun  5  2015 \/etc\/systemd\/system\/default.target -> \/lib\/systemd\/system\/graphical.target\n<\/pre>\n
However, you can still use the runlevel command as it was left intact for backward compatibility:<\/p>\n
[root@centos72 ~]# runlevel\nN 3\n<\/pre>\n
[root@centos72-gui ~]# runlevel\nN 5\n<\/pre>\n
In case you are required to change from your CentOS 7 from Non-GUI (text-based) mode to GNOME Desktop mode, you have to ensure the following group of packages has been installed properly :<\/p>\n
a) Server with GUI (This is for server)
\nb) GNOME Desktop
\nc) Graphical Administration Tools<\/p>\n
2. How to Install Gnome GUI in CentOS 7 :<\/p>\n
# yum groupinstall \"GNOME Desktop\" \"Graphical Administration Tools\" \"Server with GUI\"\n<\/pre>\n
3. How to list all currently loaded and available targets :<\/p>\n
# systemctl list-units -t target\nUNIT                 LOAD   ACTIVE SUB    DESCRIPTION\nbasic.target         loaded active active Basic System\ncryptsetup.target    loaded active active Encrypted Volumes\ngetty.target         loaded active active Login Prompts\ngraphical.target     loaded active active Graphical Interface\nlocal-fs-pre.target  loaded active active Local File Systems (Pre)\nlocal-fs.target      loaded active active Local File Systems\nmulti-user.target    loaded active active Multi-User System\nnetwork.target       loaded active active Network\npaths.target         loaded active active Paths\nremote-fs-pre.target loaded active active Remote File Systems (Pre)\nremote-fs.target     loaded active active Remote File Systems\nslices.target        loaded active active Slices\nsockets.target       loaded active active Sockets\nswap.target          loaded active active Swap\nsysinit.target       loaded active active System Initialization\ntimers.target        loaded active active Timers\n<\/pre>\n
In below example, the following target are required to be laoded :<\/p>\n
graphical.target     loaded active active Graphical Interface\nmulti-user.target    loaded active active Multi-User System\n<\/pre>\n
How to Change default runlevel<\/h2>\n
4. How to Change default runlevel from Non-GUI (text-based) mode to GNOME Desktop in CentOS 7 \/ RHEL 7<\/p>\n
# systemctl set-default multi-user.target\n<\/pre>\n
5. How to Change default runlevel from GNOME Desktop to Non-GUI (text-based) mode in CentOS 7 \/ RHEL 7<\/p>\n
# systemctl set-default graphical.target\n<\/pre>\n
Resource :
\nhttps:\/\/access.redhat.com\/articles\/754933<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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