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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Harbinger Corporation
We consent to the inclusion of our report dated February 10, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Harbinger Corporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), shareholders' equity,
and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1999, which report is incorporated in the Form 8-K of Peregrine
Systems, Inc. dated June 27, 2000.
KPMG LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
June 27, 2000
