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EXHIBIT 23.05
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated September 21, 1998 (except for the second paragraph of
the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies footnote, as to which the date is
April 8, 1999), with respect to the combined financial statements of the Network
& Storage Management Group included in the Joint Proxy Statement of VERITAS
Software Corporation and Seagate Technology, Inc. that is made part of Amendment
No. 3 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-41318) and Prospectus of
VERITAS Software Corporation for the registration of shares of its common stock.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Jose, California
October 16, 2000
