Template doesnt create file when using AWX

ISSUE TYPE

Bug Report

SUMMARY

I'm using a playbook to create a file on my remote server. However, file creation is not happening. When I use the command option within Inventories-->Host, it works. But file creation doest happen when using template/playbook.

ENVIRONMENT

AWX version: 7.0.0.0
AWX install method: docker on linux,
Ansible version: 2.8.4

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Run the playbook.

- name: Create test file
  hosts: controller
  gather_facts: False
  tasks:
    - name: Creating test file
      file:
        path: $HOME/github.yaml
        state: touch

EXPECTED RESULTS

The test file to be created in controller hosts.

ACTUAL RESULTS

File is not created. Running locally works. Also this works if I try Run Command option available under Inventory > Hosts

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This is the output I get upon running the template

{
    "_ansible_no_log": false,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "directory_mode": null,
            "force": false,
            "remote_src": null,
            "access_time": null,
            "access_time_format": "%Y%m%d%H%M.%S",
            "_original_basename": null,
            "follow": true,
            "owner": null,
            "path": "/home/sysadmin/github.yaml",
            "src": null,
            "group": null,
            "modification_time": null,
            "unsafe_writes": null,
            "delimiter": null,
            "regexp": null,
            "seuser": null,
            "recurse": false,
            "serole": null,
            "_diff_peek": null,
            "content": null,
            "state": "touch",
            "mode": null,
            "modification_time_format": "%Y%m%d%H%M.%S",
            "selevel": null,
            "attributes": null,
            "backup": null,
            "setype": null
        }
    },
    "dest": "/home/sysadmin/github.yaml",
    "changed": false
}

ansible / awx

Template doesnt create file when using AWX #4693