Why am I getting these messages?

[bhogan@bedlam.rahul.net (Bill Hogan)]

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 96 06:42 PST
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Subject: Cron <root@bedlam> run-parts /etc/cron.daily
X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin>
X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/root>
X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=root>
Status: RO

shell-init: could not get current directory: getwd: cannot access parent directories
shell-init: could not get current directory: getwd: cannot access parent directories
job-working-directory: could not get current directory: getwd: cannot access parent directories
job-working-directory: could not get current directory: getwd: cannot access parent directories
job-working-directory: could not get current directory: getwd: cannot access parent directories
job-working-directory: could not get current directory: getwd: cannot access parent directories
job-working-directory: could not get current directory: getwd: cannot access parent directories
job-working-directory: could not get current directory: getwd: cannot access parent directories
job-working-directory: could not get current directory: getwd: cannot access parent directories
cd_links: could not get current directory: getwd: cannot access parent directories