[chef] Setting Hostname on EC2 Instance Spinup

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Hello, I'm running into an error while bootstrapping an instance with Chef.

I want to set the hostname of the box to something like www01 with domain
'example.com', and I'm currently setting the hostname with a user data script
but I'm having issues getting chef to recognize the changes (even after a
restart before the knife bootstrap).

What is the recommended way to set a hostname on EC2 (and domain) and then
bootstrap the instance?

Thanks,

- Chris