EXHIBIT 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
PeopleSoft, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Nos. 000-20710, 333-08575, 333-14745, 333-75199, 333-77911, 333-84641,
333-86103, 333-65857, 333-91111, 333-38364, 333-44224, 333-46998, 333-47000,
333-53000, 333-62356, 333-64424, 333-64426, 333-100575 and 333-100576) on Forms
S-8 of PeopleSoft, Inc. of our report dated January 22, 2003, except as to Note
18, which is as of March 11, 2003, with respect to the consolidated balance
sheet of PeopleSoft, Inc. as of December 31, 2002 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 2002, and the related financial statement schedule, which report
appears in the December 31, 2002, annual report on Form 10-K of PeopleSoft, Inc.

Our report refers to our audit of the adjustments that were applied and
disclosures added to revise the 2001 and 2000 consolidated financial statements,
as more fully described in Notes 15 and 17 to the consolidated financial
statements. However, we were not engaged to audit, review, or apply any
procedures to the 2001 and 2000 consolidated financial statements other than
with respect to such adjustments and disclosures.

Our report refers to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Mountain View, California
March 26, 2003