Exhibit 23




                CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. pertaining to the 1993 Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee  Directors  of our reports  dated  October 25, 1999 (except for the
first  paragraph  of note 10 and note 18, as to which the date is  November  24,
1999 and the fourth  paragraph  of note 6, as to which the date is  December  9,
1999),  with respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements  of IKON Office
Solutions, Inc. incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for
the year ended September 30, 1999 and the related financial  statement  schedule
included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.







                                                     /s/  ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 23, 2000