No, it doesn't. I think the key is to run it as user, not root. 1) sudo gainroot 2) su user 3) dsmetool -k /usr/bin/hildon-home && dsmetool -t /usr/bin/hildon-home or probably even better: 3) dsmetool -k /usr/bin/hildon-home; sleep 3; dsmetool -t /usr/bin/hildon-home