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- name: ensure file exists
    
copy:
      
content: ""
      
dest: /etc/nologin
      
force: no
      
group: sys
      
owner: root
      
mode: 0555

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28347717/how-to-create-an-empty-file-with-ansible