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1. Challenge

   Verify the Default Target

   First we need to see what the current default target is. We can do that by running:

   systemctl get-default
   

   Since graphical.target isn't what we need, let's set it to what it should be and then make sure we're in that target.

   systemctl set-default multi-user.target
   

   systemctl isolate multi-user.target
   

2. Challenge

   Create `custom.target`

   Since this is a new server in your environment, you need to make sure custom.target is set up.

   Navigate to /etc/systemd/system and create a file that looks like this:

   [Unit]
   Description=Custom Target
   Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
   Requires=basic.target
   Wants=httpd.service
   Conflicts=rescue.service rescue.target
   After=basic.target rescue.service rescue.target
   AllowIsolate=yes
   

   Once that is done, you should be able to run systemctl isolate custom.target. Check to see if httpd is running after the isolate — if it's not, you might need to install it and run the isolate again to verify your configuration is correct.