2590245 - Uninstallation of SAP TRD AFL FOR HANA on host failed. Verification failed

Unable to uninstall component SAP TRD AFL For HANA in order to upgrade the HANA is failing with the error: Uninstallation of SAP TRD AFL FOR HANA on host '<hoist>' failed! Verification failed: /usr/sap/<>/SYS/global/hdb/install/bin/SIGNATURE.SMF

 And the log shows error similar to:

16:33:29.327 - INFO:
SAP HANA Lifecycle Management - SAP HANA 1.00.122.02.1473345179
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16:33:29.327 - INFO: Start Date: 2018-01-16 - hdblcm
16:33:29.351 - INFO: The following actions cannot be selected because the tool was not started as root user:
- Unregister the SAP HANA System
- Rename the SAP HANA System
- Update the SAP HANA Instance Host integration
- Update Component List
16:33:38.699 - INFO: Parameter 'action' (Action) is set by user, value = 'uninstall'

16:33:51.894 - INFO: Parameter 'hdbuninst_server_ignore_not_existing' (hdbuninst_server_IgnoreNotExisting) is not set
16:33:59.117 - ERR : Uninstallation of SAP TRD AFL FOR HANA through SAP Host Agent Operation failed!

16:33:59.116 - INFO: ---------------------------------------------------------
16:33:59.116 - ERR : Uninstallation of SAP TRD AFL FOR HANA on host 'ksa-sap-hbws' failed! Verification failed: /usr/sap/<>/SYS/global/hdb/install/bin/SIGNATURE.SMF
16:33:59.117 - INFO: Uninstalling SAP TRD AFL FOR HANA failed
16:33:59.228 - ERR : Uninstallation of the SAP HANA Components failed
16:33:59.257 - INFO: Summary of critical errors
16:33:59.228 - ERR : Uninstallation of the SAP HANA Components failed

 "Image/data in this KBA is from SAP internal systems, sample data, or demo systems. Any resemblance to real data is purely coincidental."

• SAP HANA DATABASE 1.0
• SAP HANA DATABASE 2.0

HANA, hdblcm,  verification failed, SIGNATURE.SMF , KBA , HAN-LM-INS , SAP HANA Installation , BC-INS-NT , SAP Netweaver based Solutions on Windows , HAN-LM-PLT , SAP HANA Platform Lifecycle Management , Problem