re-registering nodes with the same name

[snacktime <snacktime@gmail.com>]

I'm using chef with ec2 instances and pre assigned node names.   So when I run chef-client with -N on a new instance with a node name that is already registered, it throws an exception about not finding the cached registration.  So I went looking for the appropriate way to remove a registration.  In the chef client it's making direct rest calls to manage registrations, in the web ui it's using Chef::OpenIDRegistration.  I'm assuming the client just hasnt' been updated and OpenIDRegistration is the way to go?

What about another option to chef-client to force register if an existing registration exists?  Anyone else interested in that?

chris