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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                      CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Sun Microsystems, Inc. Equity
Compensation Acquisition Plan of our reports dated July 19, 2000, with respect
to the consolidated financial statements of Sun Microsystems, Inc. incorporated
by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended June 30, 2000
and the related financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                    /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Palo Alto, California
February 28, 2001