EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) and in the related Prospectus pertaining to the
Nonqualified Stock Option Plan and the Novell, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan of Novell,
Inc. of our report dated November 19, 1999, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Novell, Inc. incorporated by reference in the Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended October 31, 1999 and the related financial
statement schedule included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/S/ERNST & YOUNG LLP
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Jose, California
July 12, 2000
