Jenkins/Hudson CLI API to modify the node labels using Groovy

Question

Does anyone know how to modify the Jenkins/Hudson node labels in a non-manually way? I mean, thorough an API like the CLI API that this tool offers (without restarting Jenkins/H

Answer 1

I've not seen a way yet to change the slave label either.

I've taken to editing the main config.xml file and issuing a reload from the CLI.

This has it's own problems though - any jobs currently running are lost until the next jenkins restart - see https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-3265