easier way to disable cloud-init

roles/network/tasks/netplan.yml

@@ -6,15 +6,19 @@
 # Think 50-cloud-init.yaml is created on the fly by cloud-init on every boot
 # need to double check the timestamps of the file on a rebooted machine
 # disable cloud-init if that holds true
-- name: Disable and mask cloud-init
-  systemd:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    enabled: no
-    masked: yes
-    state: stopped
-  with_items:
-   - cloud-init-local
-   - cloud-init
+#- name: Disable and mask cloud-init
+#  systemd:
+#    name: "{{ item }}"
+#    enabled: no
+#    masked: yes
+#    state: stopped
+#  with_items:
+#   - cloud-init-local
+#   - cloud-init
+#  when: "{{ netplan }}" == "50-cloud-init.yaml"
+
+- name: Disable cloud-init
+  shell: touch /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled
   when: "{{ netplan }}" == "50-cloud-init.yaml"
 
 - name: Remove stock netplan template