Boot process:

1- POST is run using UEFI or BIOS.

2- The system firmware searches for a bootable device, by searching for a Master
Boot Record (MBR).
3- The system firmware reads a boot loader from disk (Grub2).
4- The boot loader loads its configuration from disk, and presents the user with a
menu of possible configurations to boot.
5- The boot loader loads the configured kernel and initramfs from disk and places
them in memory.

[root@master ~]# vim /etc/default/grub

[root@master ~]# grub2-mkconfig (compiling the grub after editing
the file)
[root@master ~]# ls /usr/lib/systemd/system/ (default scripts. Don't touch it)
[root@master ~]# cd /etc/systemd/system/ (put your script here)
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Selecting a Boot Target:
1- shutdown.target
2- multi-user.target (multiple users, text-based logins only)
3- graphical.target (multiple users, graphical and text-based logins)
4- reboot.target
5- rescue.target
6- emergency.target (the root file system mounted read-only)
7- and more...

[root@master ~]# systemctl get-default

[root@master ~]# systemctl set-default graphical.target
[root@master ~]# systemctl set-default multi-user.target
[root@master ~]# systemctl set-default rescue.target
[root@master ~]# systemctl default
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Boot,reboot, and shutdown:
[root@master ~]# systemctl poweroff
[root@master ~]# poweroff
[root@master ~]# systemctl reboot
[root@master ~]# reboot
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Selecting a different target at boot time:
1. (Re)boot the system.
2. Interrupt the boot loader menu countdown by pressing any key.
3. Press e to edit the current entry.
4. Move the cursor to the line that starts with linux16.
5. Append systemd.unit=desired.target.
6. Press Ctrl+x to boot with these changes.
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Password Recovery:
1. Reboot the system.
2. Interrupt the boot loader countdown by pressing any key.
3. Press e to edit the selected entry.
4. Move the cursor to the kernel command line (the line that starts with linux16).
5. Append rd.break (this will break just before control is handed from the init
ramfs to the actual system).
6. Press Ctrl+x to boot with the changes.
7. mount -o remount,rw /sysroot
8. chroot /sysroot
9. passwd root
10. touch /.autorelabel
11. Ctrl+D
12. Ctrl+D
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Repairing File System Issues at Boot (for example LUKS issues):
1. (Re)boot the system.
2. Interrupt the boot loader menu countdown by pressing any key.
3. Press e to edit the current entry.
4. Move the cursor to the line that starts with linux16.
5. Append systemd.unit=emergency.target
6. [root@master ~]# mount -o remount,rw /
7. Edit /etc/fstab file.
8. Edit /etc/cryptotab file. (in case of LUKS file system)
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Repairing Boot Loader Issues (grub2):
- Grand Unified BootLoader.
1. Boot from the CD drive.
2. type <linux rescue>
3. #df -h
4. #chroot /mnt/sysimage
5. #grub2-install /dev/sda
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Securing GRUB2 with a password:
[root@master ~]# grub2-setpassword
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