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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


               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-3) and related Prospectus of PeopleSoft, Inc. for
the registration of 398,029 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation
by reference therein of our report dated February 4, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of PeopleSoft, Inc. included in
its Annual Report (Form 10-K, as amended by Form 10-K/A) for the year ended
December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Walnut Creek, California
July 2, 2001