SQL*Loader-522

Can anyone tell me what this means, or direct me to a tutorial on this matter.
I used it to upload lots of files and there are a couple of files where I get this error message :
SQL*Loader-522: lfiopn failed for file (bnbdk.BAD)
Greetings Daffyrinzwind

SQL*Loader-522: lfiopn failed for file (name)
Cause: LFI failed to open the file.
Action: Check for any possible operating system errors and/or potential memory problems.

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        , GLS27002_STORE      POSITION(0012:0012)
        , GLS27003_STATUS     POSITION(0013:0013)
        , GLS27004_CUST_TYPE  POSITION(0014:0014)
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        , GLS27010_DLVADD1    POSITION(0076:0107)
        , GLS27011_DLVADD2    POSITION(0108:0139)
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        , GLS27014_DLVCOUNTY  POSITION(0182:0213)
        , GLS27015_DLVCNTRY   POSITION(0214:0215)
        , GLS27016_SPECADD    POSITION(0216:0216)
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        , GLS27018_CO_TYPE    POSITION(0218:0218)
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    Data File:      /opt/oracle/test/admin/glsdbt01/download2/GLSTB270.ZZ.CRE
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    GLS27001_CONUMBER                    1:11    11           CHARACTER
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    GLS27003_STATUS                     13:13     1           CHARACTER
    GLS27004_CUST_TYPE                  14:14     1           CHARACTER
    GLS27005_EXTERN                     15:25    11           CHARACTER
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    GLS27008_LPICKCHRO                  72:73     2           CHARACTER
    GLS27009_LAST_ITEM                  74:75     2           CHARACTER
    GLS27010_DLVADD1                   76:107    32           CHARACTER
    GLS27011_DLVADD2                  108:139    32           CHARACTER
    GLS27012_DLVADD3                  140:171    32           CHARACTER
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    GLS27014_DLVCOUNTY                182:213    32           CHARACTER
    GLS27015_DLVCNTRY                 214:215     2           CHARACTER
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    GLS27017_GROUPING                 217:217     1           CHARACTER
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    GLS27020_USHIP                    227:227     1           CHARACTER
    GLS27020_USHIP                    227:227     1           CHARACTER
    GLS27021_CONFIRM                  228:228     1           CHARACTER
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    GLS27023_FREECHARG                230:230     1           CHARACTER
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    GLS27026_LICENCE                  271:290    20           CHARACTER
    GLS27027_WARRANT                  291:291     1           CHARACTER
    GLS27028_WARR_AUTH                292:301    10           CHARACTER
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    GLS27030_FSE                      305:310     6           CHARACTER
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    GLS27034_AUTO_INV                 330:330     1           CHARACTER
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    GLS27038_DIVISION                 355:356     2           CHARACTER
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    GLS27043_SITE_DES                 376:395    20           CHARACTER
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    GLS27054_SYSTEM_D                 446:465    20           CHARACTER
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    GLS27058_SCREASON                 481:481     1           CHARACTER
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    GLS27062_SCREEN                   504:507     4           CHARACTER
    GLS27063_CUST_EXP                 508:508     1           CHARACTER
    GLS27063_CUST_EXP                 508:508     1           CHARACTER
    GLS270F1_GLS08001                 509:509     1           CHARACTER
    GLS270F2_GLS08002                 510:511     2           CHARACTER
    GLS270F3_GLS25001                 512:512     1           CHARACTER
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    Record 20418: Rejected - Error on table GLSTB270, column GLS27043_SITE_DES.
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    Record 20419: Rejected - Error on table GLSTB270, column GLS27043_SITE_DES.
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    Record 20420: Rejected - Error on table GLSTB270, column GLS27043_SITE_DES.
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    Record 20425: Rejected - Error on table GLSTB270, column GLS27043_SITE_DES.
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    Record 20426: Rejected - Error on table GLSTB270, column GLS27043_SITE_DES.
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    Record 20436: Rejected - Error on table GLSTB270, column GLS27043_SITE_DES.
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    Multibyte character error.
    Record 20482: Rejected - Error on table GLSTB270, column GLS27043_SITE_DES.
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    Record 20483: Rejected - Error on table GLSTB270, column GLS27043_SITE_DES.
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    Record 20484: Rejected - Error on table GLSTB270, column GLS27043_SITE_DES.
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