How to install mysql-3.23.42.tar.gz

Hello,
Myself Mahesh,I am trying to install mysql-3.23.42.tar.gz from sources on RHEL3.0 work stationm, but I am not getting success in that so help me to come out from this.
here is procedure which I follow
1) copy sources in /opt dir
2)useradd -g mysql mysql
3)groupadd mysql
4)tar -xvzf mysql-3.23.42.tar.gz
5)cd mysql-3.23.42
5)./configure --prefix-/usr/local/mysql
6)make
7)make install
after this I am getting error like this
[1]*** make leaving dir /usr/local/mysql
[1]*** make (all recurse) error 1
may possible error statment have some variation, but let me clear can I am following correct procedure? clear me ....
Regards-
Mahesh

Don't know about the error in make though, but shouldn't you first create a group and afterwards add the user? Makes sense, no?

not that version but with a newer version, here is the best guide for installing I have found
http://www.devside.net/web/server/linux/mysql

worked very well for me

HI Borromini,/Jledhead ,
Correct it makes senses, to add a group before adding user but I did mistake here only,
Not on console, in fact we can’t add user with option –g with out having group of that name. But I will remember from today onwards..
Jledhead, I will try your method.. Really.. http://www.devside.net/web/server/linux/mysql This is very nice document.
Thanks for this.

Regards-
Mahesh

Hi,
Just some time before I install mysql-standard-4.0.23-pc-linux-i686.tar.gz
but still I have query
when I enter a command /usr/local/mysql/bin]#./mysqladmin -u mysql
/usr/local/mysql/bin]#./mysqladmin -u mysql]./mysqladmin -umysql -pmysql shuntdown it shows me massage just like..
Check that mysqld is running and that the socket:'/tmp/mysql.sock' exists!
./mysqladmin -u mysql -pmysql extended-status
./mysqladmin:connect to server at 'localhost failed'
error: 'Can't connect to local mysql server through socket ' /tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
check that mysqld is running and that the socket:'/tmp/mysql.sock' exists !
by the same time result for nmap localhost cmd --It shows mysql on port :3306/tcp so is it correct and what is that error and How to remove that
Mahesh

#ps aux
see if mysql is running

also try #mysqladmin -u mysql -p shutdown

it should then ask for a password, enter the password and continue

also try #mysqladmin -u root -p shutdown
and enter the password (unless you have changed it probably blank)