PackageMaker postflight script to reindex Spotlight?

Hello,
I've put together a PackageMaker installer that installs a Spotlight plugin, and runs a postflight script that includes a command based on this one:
/usr/bin/mdimport -r /Library/Spotlight/Yourplug-in
which is taken from Apple's support page here:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/submit/installers.html
The trouble is that the installer log tells me this:
./postflight: mdimport will not import on behalf of root user. Exiting.
How can I fix this so that the mdimport command runs without problems?
Thanks for any help

That was exactly right. I changed the command so that it reads
sudo -u $USER /usr/bin/mdimport -r /Library/Spotlight/Yourplug-in
and the problem didn't occur. Thank you!

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