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                                  EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of
Verity, Inc. on Form S-8 (to register shares under the 1996 Nonstatutory Stock
Option Plan) of our reports dated June 21, 1996, except for Note 14 for which
the date is July 12, 1996, on our audits of the consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedule of Verity, Inc. as of May 31, 1996
and 1995, and the years ended May 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, which reports appear
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Verity, Inc. filed with the SEC pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


/s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

San Jose, California
May 8, 1997