+/**
+ * close the connection to para_server and exit
+ *
+ * \param status the exit status which is passed to exit(3)
+ * \param msg the log message
+ *
+ * Log \a msg with loglevel \p EMERG, close the connection to para_server if
+ * open, and call \p exit(status). \a status should be either EXIT_SUCCESS or
+ * EXIT_FAILURE.
+ *
+ * \sa exit(3)
+ */