Group services and mounts as an intended system-state milestone.
Which statement about a systemd target unit is correct?
A target groups related units through dependencies and represents a synchronization point or system state such as multi-user or graphical.
Detailed explanation
Incorrect. Machine code is stored in executable files, not target units.
Correct. A target groups related units and describes a reached system state.
Incorrect. A PID identifies a process and is unrelated to target units.
Incorrect. A partition-table type is a storage concept.
Try it yourself
An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.
systemctl list-units --type=target --no-pager 2>/dev/null | head || trueExpected result
activeなtarget unitの一部Key points
- Target unit
- Dependency grouping
- Synchronization point
Notes
- Environment: systemd採用Linux
- Use read-only commands or a disposable Linux instance when checking boot metadata.
- Exact unit names and command output can vary slightly by distribution.
Foundation review
Place the operation
A target has no daemon workload of its own; it organizes dependencies such as services and mounts.
Check the side effect
List target units in a read-only view and compare their dependency relationships.