XFCE session locked

Hi all,
this goes to a problem with XFCE as the new GNOME desktop did not suit my needs.
XFCE was run fine until a recent update of GNOME packages but it may also be due to incorrect shutdown. Now there's a locked XFCE session (GDM in use) which I cannot terminate or unlock.
Which steps do I need to undertake to kill the session and/or screensaver manually from terminal?
Kind regards,
scoona

You did help me until now, thanks. Alas, the error is still here. /var/lock is clean except firewall entry, which is fine. A reboot didn't kill the session/lock situation. The session directory in .config (homedir) is empty.
Two other details may be important:
- Starting gdm from command line displays the login screen fine, but the pointer changes to a watch and reflects my user as logged in.
- Logging in as user after init 3 immediately starts up X, which is not intended as I don't like autologin. I dunno the reason for this one.
I've changed inittab to use gdm instead of xdm but this does not help.
Any remarks please?

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