How to create an empty file with Ansible?

Question

What is the easiest way to create an empty file using Ansible? I know I can save an empty file into the files directory and then copy it to the remote host, but I f

Answer 1

Building on the accepted answer, if you want the file to be checked for permissions on every run, and these changed accordingly if the file exists, or just create the file if it doesn't exist, you can use the following:

- stat: path=/etc/nologin
  register: p

- name: create fake 'nologin' shell
  file: path=/etc/nologin 
        owner=root
        group=sys
        mode=0555
        state={{ "file" if  p.stat.exists else "touch"}}