Exhibit 23.2

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

   We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Proxy Statement-Prospectus of
Novell, Inc. for the registration of 43,775,557 shares of its common stock and
to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated November 17,
2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
Novell, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
October 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                          /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Jose, California
April 19, 2001