diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/47281-pamd-dont-delete-named_temporary_file_on_close.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/47281-pamd-dont-delete-named_temporary_file_on_close.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb4130948c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/47281-pamd-dont-delete-named_temporary_file_on_close.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+- "pamd: add delete=False to NamedTemporaryFile() fixes OSError on module completion, and
+   removes print statement from module code.
+   (see https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/47281 and https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/47080)" 
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diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/pamd.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/pamd.py
index ef83108d8f6..c2c7a55e5f8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/pamd.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/pamd.py
@@ -776,9 +776,8 @@ def main():
         # First, create a backup if desired.
         if module.params['backup']:
             backupdest = module.backup_local(fname)
-            print("BACKUP DEST", backupdest)
         try:
-            temp_file = NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', dir=module.tmpdir)
+            temp_file = NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', dir=module.tmpdir, delete=False)
             with open(temp_file.name, 'w') as fd:
                 fd.write(str(service))