diff --git a/units/user/bluetooth.target b/units/user/bluetooth.target
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--- a/units/user/bluetooth.target
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-../bluetooth.target
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diff --git a/units/user/bluetooth.target b/units/user/bluetooth.target
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/user/bluetooth.target
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+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+#
+#  This file is part of systemd.
+#
+#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Bluetooth
+Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
+StopWhenUnneeded=yes
diff --git a/units/user/paths.target b/units/user/paths.target
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index 33545d24f3..0000000000
--- a/units/user/paths.target
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../paths.target
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/units/user/paths.target b/units/user/paths.target
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index 0000000000..9b6ed1c13f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/user/paths.target
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+#
+#  This file is part of systemd.
+#
+#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Paths
+Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
diff --git a/units/user/printer.target b/units/user/printer.target
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index 8b8d5511cd..0000000000
--- a/units/user/printer.target
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../printer.target
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/units/user/printer.target b/units/user/printer.target
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1fb0d4e34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/user/printer.target
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+#
+#  This file is part of systemd.
+#
+#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Printer
+Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
+StopWhenUnneeded=yes
diff --git a/units/user/shutdown.target b/units/user/shutdown.target
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index a9de83782f..0000000000
--- a/units/user/shutdown.target
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../shutdown.target
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/units/user/shutdown.target b/units/user/shutdown.target
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d48e6d6494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/user/shutdown.target
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+#
+#  This file is part of systemd.
+#
+#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Shutdown
+Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
+DefaultDependencies=no
+RefuseManualStart=yes
diff --git a/units/user/smartcard.target b/units/user/smartcard.target
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index f7a23b6b6d..0000000000
--- a/units/user/smartcard.target
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../smartcard.target
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/units/user/smartcard.target b/units/user/smartcard.target
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..717ea2311d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/user/smartcard.target
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+#
+#  This file is part of systemd.
+#
+#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Smart Card
+Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
+StopWhenUnneeded=yes
diff --git a/units/user/sockets.target b/units/user/sockets.target
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index a9e4b97184..0000000000
--- a/units/user/sockets.target
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../sockets.target
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/units/user/sockets.target b/units/user/sockets.target
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9af67fdb1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/user/sockets.target
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+#
+#  This file is part of systemd.
+#
+#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Sockets
+Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
diff --git a/units/user/sound.target b/units/user/sound.target
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index 17c8e9d6e1..0000000000
--- a/units/user/sound.target
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../sound.target
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/units/user/sound.target b/units/user/sound.target
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index 0000000000..19afc2a637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/user/sound.target
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+#
+#  This file is part of systemd.
+#
+#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Sound Card
+Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
+StopWhenUnneeded=yes
diff --git a/units/user/timers.target b/units/user/timers.target
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index f98b68a84d..0000000000
--- a/units/user/timers.target
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../timers.target
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/units/user/timers.target b/units/user/timers.target
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index 0000000000..b1aa8c797c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/units/user/timers.target
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+#
+#  This file is part of systemd.
+#
+#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Timers
+Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
+
+DefaultDependencies=no
+Conflicts=shutdown.target