diff --git a/ansible/roles/irods-config/files/adduuids.sh b/ansible/roles/irods-config/files/adduuids.sh
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+++ b/ansible/roles/irods-config/files/adduuids.sh
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+#!/bin/bash -x
+
+colls='/
+/dfc1
+/dfc1/home
+/dfc1/home/public
+/dfc1/home/rods
+/dfc1/home/rods#dfc2
+/dfc1/trash
+/dfc1/trash/home
+/dfc1/trash/home/public
+/dfc1/trash/home/rods
+/dfc1/trash/home/rods#dfc2
+/dfc2'
+
+for c in $colls
+do
+    imeta set -c "$c" ipc_UUID $(uuidgen -t)
+done
+