Mention that --force is required to override an already existing default.target This solves the bug bnc#868439 --- systemctl.xml | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- systemd-210/man/systemctl.xml +++ systemd-210/man/systemctl.xml 2014-03-19 09:54:37.946235696 +0000 @@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see - When used with enable, overwrite + When used with enable or set-default, overwrite any existing conflicting symlinks. When used with halt, @@ -1036,6 +1036,8 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.so Set the default target to boot into. Command links default.target to the given unit. + If combined with , overwrite + an already existing symlink for the default target.