diff --git a/iiab-support.yml b/iiab-support.yml
index 170d0cf24..15f2500bb 100644
--- a/iiab-support.yml
+++ b/iiab-support.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
----
 - hosts: all
   become: yes
 
@@ -10,5 +9,5 @@
   roles:
     - { role: 0-init, tags: ['0-init'] }
     #- { role: 1-prep, tags: ['1-prep', 'platform', 'base'] }
-    - { role: 1-prep, tags: ['1-prep'] }
-    #- { role: openvpn, tags: ['openvpn'] }    # no longer nec, as 1-prep calls role openvpn (2018-09-19)
+    #- { role: 1-prep, tags: ['1-prep'] }
+    - { role: openvpn, tags: ['openvpn'] }
diff --git a/install-support b/install-support
index 24785214a..2df198cb1 100755
--- a/install-support
+++ b/install-support
@@ -12,7 +12,22 @@ if [ ! -f $PLAYBOOK ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-sed -i -e "s/openvpn_install: False/openvpn_install: True/" /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml
-sed -i -e "s/openvpn_enabled: False/openvpn_enabled: True/" /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml
+echo -en "\n\nWhat OpenVPN machine name (openvpn_handle) do you want? "
+read ans < /dev/tty
+if [ "$ans" != "" ]; then
+    sed -i -e "s/^openvpn_handle:.*/openvpn_handle: $ans/" /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml
+    echo -e "\nYour machine's openvpn_handle is now set, in /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml\n"
+else
+    echo -e "\nWARNING: openvpn_handle remains unchanged in /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml\n"
+fi
+
+sed -i -e "s/^openvpn_install:.*/openvpn_install: True/" /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml
+sed -i -e "s/^openvpn_enabled:.*/openvpn_enabled: True/" /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml
+
+echo -e "Now let's (re)install and (re)start OpenVPN...\n"
 
 ansible-playbook -i $INVENTORY $PLAYBOOK --connection=local
+
+echo -en "\nYour OpenVPN handle is....... "
+cat /etc/iiab/openvpn_handle
+echo -e "\nYour OpenVPN IP address is... $(ip a | grep tun0$ | awk '{print $2}')\n\n"
diff --git a/roles/openvpn/templates/iiab-handle.j2 b/roles/openvpn/templates/iiab-handle.j2
index 7eb842b45..d3a29e91b 100755
--- a/roles/openvpn/templates/iiab-handle.j2
+++ b/roles/openvpn/templates/iiab-handle.j2
@@ -1,20 +1,45 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# DEPRECATED interactive script (over)writes /etc/iiab/openvpn_handle file, identifying client to server
 
-echo -e '\nCORRECT METHOD: CHANGE VARIABLE openvpn_handle IN /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml'
-echo -e 'THEN RUN "cd /opt/iiab/iiab" THEN "./runrole openvpn"\n'
 
-echo -e "Or, for a temporary solution until the next time Ansible is run,"
-read -p "what OpenVPN handle do you want to use? " ans
+echo -e '\n\nDEPRECATED:\n'
+
+echo -e 'This interactive script TEMPORARILY (over)writes /etc/iiab/openvpn_handle'
+echo -e 'to identify IIAB to the upstream OpenVPN server, until Ansible next runs.\n\n'
+
+
+echo -e 'PLEASE USE THIS NEW METHOD INSTEAD:\n'
+
+echo -e 'cd /opt/iiab/iiab'
+echo -e 'sudo ./install-support\n\n'
+
+
+#echo -e 'CORRECT METHOD: CHANGE VARIABLE openvpn_handle IN /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml'
+#echo -e 'THEN RUN "cd /opt/iiab/iiab" THEN "./runrole openvpn"\n'
+
+echo -e 'PLEASE NOW TYPE CTRL-C TO QUIT.  Or, if you really want it temporary until the'
+read -p 'next time Ansible is run, what OpenVPN handle do you want? ' ans
 echo
 
-if [ "$ans" == "" ]; then
-    if [ -f /etc/iiab/openvpn_handle ]; then
-        rm -f /etc/iiab/openvpn_handle
-    fi
-else
+
+if [ "$ans" != "" ]; then
     echo $ans > /etc/iiab/openvpn_handle
+    echo -e "\nYour machine's openvpn_handle is TEMPORARILY now set... \n"
+else
+    echo -e "\nWARNING: your machine's openvpn_handle remains unchanged...\n"
 fi
+
+echo -e "Restarting OpenVPN daemon...\n\n"
+
+# 2019-05-09: removing /etc/iiab/openvpn_handle (or setting it to "") are both very bad practices
+#if [ "$ans" == "" ]; then
+#    if [ -f /etc/iiab/openvpn_handle ]; then
+#        rm -f /etc/iiab/openvpn_handle
+#    fi
+#else
+#    echo $ans > /etc/iiab/openvpn_handle
+#fi
+
+
 {{ systemctl_program }} restart openvpn@xscenet
 # This would also work: (but would bounce all VPN connections, if others exist, causing unnec disruption if so)
 #{{ systemctl_program }} restart openvpn
diff --git a/roles/osm-vector-maps/templates/iiab-update-map b/roles/osm-vector-maps/templates/iiab-update-map
index 23a5869c3..ffd7de2db 100755
--- a/roles/osm-vector-maps/templates/iiab-update-map
+++ b/roles/osm-vector-maps/templates/iiab-update-map
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import fnmatch
 import re
+from datetime import date
 
 IIAB_PATH='/etc/iiab'
 if not IIAB_PATH in sys.path:
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ def main():
    global map_menu_def_list
    get_map_catalog()
    #print(json.dumps(map_catalog,indent=2))
-   
+
    map_menu_def_list = get_menu_def_names()
    print(json.dumps(map_menu_def_list,indent=2))
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ def get_map_catalog():
    #print(json.dumps(map_catalog,indent=2))
 
 def get_menu_def_names(intended_use='map'):
-   menu_def_list =[] 
+   menu_def_list =[]
    os.chdir(menuDefs)
    for filename in os.listdir('.'):
       if fnmatch.fnmatch(filename, '*.json'):
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ def get_installed_regions():
    return installed
 
 def write_vector_map_idx(installed_maps):
-   map_dict ={} 
+   map_dict ={}
    idx_dict = {}
    for fname in installed_maps:
       region = extract_region_from_filename(fname)
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ def write_vector_map_idx(installed_maps):
 
       # Create the idx file in format required bo js-menu system
       item = map_dict['perma_ref']
-      idx_dict[item] = {} 
+      idx_dict[item] = {}
       idx_dict[item]['file_name'] = os.path.basename(map_dict['url'][:-4])
       idx_dict[item]['menu_item'] = map_dict['perma_ref']
       idx_dict[item]['size'] = map_dict['size']
@@ -125,8 +126,8 @@ def write_vector_map_idx(installed_maps):
       idx_dict[item]['region'] = region
       idx_dict[item]['language'] = map_dict['perma_ref'][:2]
 
-   with open(vector_map_idx_dir + '/osm_version_idx.json','w') as idx:
-      idx.write(json.dumps(idx_dict,indent=2)) 
+   with open(vector_map_idx_dir + '/vector-map-idx.json','w') as idx:
+      idx.write(json.dumps(idx_dict,indent=2))
 
 def create_menu_def(region,default_name,intended_use='map'):
    item = map_catalog['regions'][region]
@@ -145,11 +146,13 @@ def create_menu_def(region,default_name,intended_use='map'):
    menuDef["menu_item_name"] = default_name
    menuDef["title"] = "OpenStreetMap: 18 Levels of Zoom for <b> " + item.get('title','ERROR') + '</b>'
    menuDef["map_name"] = item['perma_ref']
-   menuDef["file_name"] = lang + '-osm-omt_' + region + '_' + \
-                      os.path.basename(item['url'])[:-4]
+   # the following is in the idx json
+   #menuDef["file_name"] = lang + '-osm-omt_' + region + '_' + os.path.basename(item['url'])[:-4]
    menuDef["description"] = '<p>Resolution of the Whole World to 5 KM. OpenStreetMap data for <b>' + item.get('title','') + '</b> with details down to 5 Meters</p>'
    menuDef["extra_html"] = ""
-   menuDef["automatically_generated"] = "true"
+   #menuDef["automatically_generated"] = "true"
+   menuDef["change_ref"] = "generated"
+   menuDef["change_date"] = str(date.today())
    if not os.path.isfile(menuDefs + default_name): # logic to here can still overwrite existing menu def
        print("creating %s"%menuDefs + default_name)
        with open(menuDefs + default_name,'w') as menufile:
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@ def extract_region_from_filename(fname):
    nibble = fname.split('_')[0]
    nibble = substitutions.get(nibble,nibble)
    return(nibble)
-      
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    if console_installed:
       main()