How To Fix TN729 - File &1 sent and decompressed but not deleted

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: TN - Support Package Manager (SPAM) Messages

• Message number: 729

• Message text: File &1 sent and decompressed but not deleted

What causes this issue?

The file could not be deleted from the application server since access
was not permitted at operating system level. Possible reasons for this
are:
The file is write-protected.
You do not have authorization to delete the file.
The file was already deleted.
The file has an exclusive lock.

System Response

The selected file was decompressed to the EPS inbox. The compressed file
was not deleted from the application server at the end of the operation,
even though the <LS>Delete file after decompressing</> setting is
activated. (To see the settings for transaction SAINT or SPAM, choose
<LS>Extras -> Settings</> on the initial screen.)

How to fix this error?

Check your access authorization for the $(DIR_TRANS)/tmp directory and
the file on the application server. Use operating system tools to delete
the file manually.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

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