diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/pamd.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/pamd.py
index 625abd085cb..652736fe7a4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/pamd.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/pamd.py
@@ -302,14 +302,13 @@ class PamdRule(object):
             complicated = True
         else:
             pattern = re.compile(
-                r"""([\-A-Za-z0-9_]+)\s*        # Rule Type
-                    ([A-Za-z0-9_]+)\s*          # Rule Control
-                    ([A-Za-z0-9/_\-\.]+)\s*        # Rule Path
+                r"""([@\-A-Za-z0-9_]+)\s*        # Rule Type
+                    ([A-Za-z0-9_\-]+)\s*          # Rule Control
+                    ([A-Za-z0-9/_\-\.]*)\s*        # Rule Path
                     ([A-Za-z0-9,_=<>\-\s\./]*)""",  # Rule Args
                 re.X)
 
         result = pattern.match(stringline)
-
         rule_type = result.group(1)
         if complicated:
             rule_control = '[' + result.group(2) + ']'
@@ -353,13 +352,13 @@ class PamdService(object):
             self.name = self.ansible.params["name"]
 
     def load_rules_from_file(self):
-        self.fname = self.path + "/" + self.name
+        self.fname = os.path.join(self.path, self.name)
         stringline = ''
         try:
             for line in open(self.fname, 'r'):
-                stringline += line.rstrip()
+                stringline += line.rstrip().lstrip()
                 stringline += '\n'
-            self.load_rules_from_string(stringline)
+            self.load_rules_from_string(stringline.replace("\\\n", ""))
 
         except IOError:
             e = get_exception()
@@ -375,6 +374,10 @@ class PamdService(object):
             elif (not line.startswith('#') and
                   not line.isspace() and
                   len(line) != 0):
+                try:
+                    self.ansible.log(msg="Creating rule from string %s" % stringline)
+                except AttributeError:
+                    pass
                 self.rules.append(PamdRule.rulefromstring(stringline))
 
     def write(self):
diff --git a/test/units/modules/system/test_pamd.py b/test/units/modules/system/test_pamd.py
index 99fdde7d5f7..653402a2448 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/system/test_pamd.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/system/test_pamd.py
@@ -98,10 +98,13 @@ auth      \trequired\tpam_env.so
 auth      \tsufficient\tpam_unix.so nullok try_first_pass
 auth      \trequisite\tpam_succeed_if.so uid
 auth      \trequired\tpam_deny.so
+auth      \tsufficient\tpam_rootok.so
 
 account   \trequired\tpam_unix.so
 account   \tsufficient\tpam_localuser.so
 account   \tsufficient\tpam_succeed_if.so uid
+account		[success=1 default=ignore] \
+\t\t\t\tpam_succeed_if.so user = vagrant use_uid quiet
 account   \trequired\tpam_permit.so
 account   \trequired\tpam_access.so listsep=,
 session   \tinclude\tsystem-auth
@@ -115,15 +118,14 @@ session   \trequired\tpam_limits.so
 -session  \toptional\tpam_systemd.so
 session   \t[success=1 default=ignore]\tpam_succeed_if.so service in crond quiet use_uid
 session   \t[success=1 test=me default=ignore]\tpam_succeed_if.so service in crond quiet use_uid
-session   \trequired\tpam_unix.so"""
+session   \trequired\tpam_unix.so
+@include  \tcommon-auth
+@include  \tcommon-account
+@include  \tcommon-session"""
 
         self.pamd = PamdService()
         self.pamd.load_rules_from_string(self.system_auth_string)
 
-    def test_load_rule_from_string(self):
-
-        self.assertEqual(self.system_auth_string.rstrip().replace("\n\n", "\n"), str(self.pamd).rstrip().replace("\n\n", "\n"))
-
     def test_update_rule_type(self):
         old_rule = PamdRule.rulefromstring('auth      	required	pam_env.so')
         new_rule = PamdRule.rulefromstring('session      	required	pam_env.so')
@@ -212,6 +214,15 @@ session   \trequired\tpam_unix.so"""
         line_to_test += str(new_rule).rstrip()
         self.assertIn(line_to_test, str(self.pamd))
 
+    def test_insert_after_rule_another(self):
+        old_rule = PamdRule.rulefromstring('auth   	sufficient	pam_rootok.so')
+        new_rule = PamdRule.rulefromstring('auth   	required	pam_wheel.so use_id')
+        insert_after_rule(self.pamd, old_rule, new_rule)
+        line_to_test = str(old_rule).rstrip()
+        line_to_test += '\n'
+        line_to_test += str(new_rule).rstrip()
+        self.assertIn(line_to_test, str(self.pamd))
+
     def test_insert_after_rule_last_rule(self):
         old_rule = PamdRule.rulefromstring('session   	required	pam_unix.so')
         new_rule = PamdRule.rulefromstring('session   	required	pam_permit.so arg1 arg2 arg3')