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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan of PeopleSoft
Inc., of our report dated February 4, 2000 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of PeopleSoft, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Walnut Creek, California
September 27, 2000