EXHIBIT 99.2

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                 PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Randall D. Levy, Chief Financial Officer of Temple-Inland Inc., hereby
certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that this Annual Report on Form 10-K fully
complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of Temple-Inland Inc.

                                /s/ Randall D. Levy
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                              Randall D. Levy
                              March 19, 2003