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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2



               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

         We have issued our report dated February 4, 1997, accompanying the
financial statements of BindView Development Corporation included in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of BindView Development Corporation for the year ended
December 31, 1998, which is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 relating to BindView Development Corporation 1999 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan. We consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of the aforementioned report.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Grant Thornton LLP


Houston, Texas
May 28, 1999