diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 64039a41..426e15b1 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ if (app.get('env') === 'development') {
             return next();
         }
 
+        console.log(err);
         if (req.needsJSONResponse) {
             const resp = {
                 message: err.message,
diff --git a/client/src/shares/Share.js b/client/src/shares/Share.js
index d1b491a8..2fbb9362 100644
--- a/client/src/shares/Share.js
+++ b/client/src/shares/Share.js
@@ -110,19 +110,18 @@ export default class Share extends Component {
 
     render() {
         const t = this.props.t;
-        const roles = mailtrainConfig.roles[this.props.entityTypeId];
 
         const actions = data => [
             {
                 label: 'Delete',
-                action: () => this.deleteShare(data[4])
+                action: () => this.deleteShare(data[3])
             }
         ];
 
         const sharesColumns = [
-            { data: 1, title: t('Username') },
-            { data: 2, title: t('Name') },
-            { data: 3, title: t('Role'), render: data => roles[data] ? roles[data].name : data }
+            { data: 0, title: t('Username') },
+            { data: 1, title: t('Name') },
+            { data: 2, title: t('Role') }
         ];
 
 
@@ -144,13 +143,6 @@ export default class Share extends Component {
         ];
 
 
-        const rolesData = [];
-        for (const key in roles) {
-            const role = roles[key];
-            rolesData.push([ key, role.name, role.description ]);
-        }
-
-
         if (this.state.entity) {
             return (
                 <div>
@@ -158,8 +150,8 @@ export default class Share extends Component {
 
                     <h3 className="legend">{t('Add User')}</h3>
                     <Form stateOwner={this} onSubmitAsync={::this.submitHandler}>
-                        <TableSelect ref={node => this.usersTableSelect = node} id="userId" label={t('User')} withHeader dropdown dataUrl={`/rest/shares-users-table/${this.props.entityTypeId}/${this.state.entityId}`} columns={usersColumns} selectionLabelIndex={usersLabelIndex}/>
-                        <TableSelect id="role" label={t('Role')} withHeader dropdown data={rolesData} columns={rolesColumns} selectionLabelIndex={1}/>
+                        <TableSelect ref={node => this.usersTableSelect = node} id="userId" label={t('User')} withHeader dropdown dataUrl={`/rest/shares-unassigned-users-table/${this.props.entityTypeId}/${this.state.entityId}`} columns={usersColumns} selectionLabelIndex={usersLabelIndex}/>
+                        <TableSelect id="role" label={t('Role')} withHeader dropdown dataUrl={`/rest/shares-roles-table/${this.props.entityTypeId}`} columns={rolesColumns} selectionLabelIndex={1}/>
 
                         <ButtonRow>
                             <Button type="submit" className="btn-primary" icon="ok" label={t('Share')}/>
@@ -169,7 +161,7 @@ export default class Share extends Component {
                     <hr/>
                     <h3 className="legend">{t('Existing Users')}</h3>
 
-                    <Table ref={node => this.sharesTable = node} withHeader dataUrl={`/rest/shares-table/${this.props.entityTypeId}/${this.state.entityId}`} columns={sharesColumns} actions={actions}/>
+                    <Table ref={node => this.sharesTable = node} withHeader dataUrl={`/rest/shares-table-by-entity/${this.props.entityTypeId}/${this.state.entityId}`} columns={sharesColumns} actions={actions}/>
                 </div>
             );
         } else {
diff --git a/client/src/shares/UserShares.js b/client/src/shares/UserShares.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fe736b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/shares/UserShares.js
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+'use strict';
+
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { translate } from 'react-i18next';
+import { requiresAuthenticatedUser, withPageHelpers, Title } from '../lib/page';
+import { withErrorHandling, withAsyncErrorHandler } from '../lib/error-handling';
+import { Table } from '../lib/table';
+import axios from '../lib/axios';
+import mailtrainConfig from 'mailtrainConfig';
+
+@translate()
+@withPageHelpers
+@withErrorHandling
+@requiresAuthenticatedUser
+export default class UserShares extends Component {
+    constructor(props) {
+        super(props);
+
+        this.sharesTables = {};
+
+        this.state = {
+            userId: parseInt(props.match.params.id)
+        };
+    }
+
+    @withAsyncErrorHandler
+    async loadEntity() {
+        const response = await axios.get(`/rest/users/${this.state.userId}`);
+        this.setState({
+            username: response.data.username
+        });
+    }
+
+    @withAsyncErrorHandler
+    async deleteShare(entityTypeId, entityId) {
+        const data = {
+            entityTypeId,
+            entityId,
+            userId: this.state.userId
+        };
+
+        await axios.put('/rest/shares', data);
+        for (const key in this.sharesTables) {
+            this.sharesTables[key].refresh();
+        }
+    }
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+        this.loadEntity();
+    }
+
+    render() {
+        const renderSharesTable = (entityTypeId, title) => {
+            const actions = data => {
+                const actions = [];
+                const perms = data[3];
+
+                if (perms.includes('share')) {
+                    actions.push({
+                        label: 'Delete',
+                        action: () => this.deleteShare(entityTypeId, data[2])
+                    });
+                }
+
+                return actions;
+            };
+
+            const columns = [
+                { data: 0, title: t('Name') },
+                { data: 1, title: t('Role') }
+            ];
+
+            return (
+                <div>
+                    <h3>{title}</h3>
+                    <Table ref={node => this.sharesTables[entityTypeId] = node} withHeader dataUrl={`/rest/shares-table-by-user/${entityTypeId}/${this.state.userId}`} columns={columns} actions={actions}/>
+                </div>
+            );
+        };
+
+        const t = this.props.t;
+
+        return (
+            <div>
+                <Title>{t('Shares for user "{{username}}"', {username: this.state.username})}</Title>
+
+                {renderSharesTable('namespace', t('Namespaces'))}
+                {renderSharesTable('reportTemplate', t('Report Templates'))}
+                {renderSharesTable('report', t('Reports'))}
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/users/CUD.js b/client/src/users/CUD.js
index 71eb365d..02852545 100644
--- a/client/src/users/CUD.js
+++ b/client/src/users/CUD.js
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ export default class CUD extends Component {
 
         this.passwordValidator = passwordValidator(props.t);
 
-        this.state = {
-            globalRoles: []
-        };
+        this.state = {};
 
         if (props.edit) {
             this.state.entityId = parseInt(props.match.params.id);
@@ -49,14 +47,6 @@ export default class CUD extends Component {
         return this.props.match.params.action === 'delete';
     }
 
-    @withAsyncErrorHandler
-    async fetchGlobalRoles() {
-        const result = await axios.get('/rest/users-global-roles');
-        this.setState({
-            globalRoles: result.data
-        });
-    }
-
     @withAsyncErrorHandler
     async loadFormValues() {
         await this.getFormValuesFromURL(`/rest/users/${this.state.entityId}`, data => {
@@ -221,20 +211,12 @@ export default class CUD extends Component {
         const userId = this.getFormValue('id');
         const canDelete = userId !== 1 && mailtrainConfig.userId !== userId;
 
-        const roles = mailtrainConfig.roles.global;
-
         const rolesColumns = [
             { data: 1, title: "Name" },
             { data: 2, title: "Description" },
         ];
 
 
-        const rolesData = [];
-        for (const key in roles) {
-            const role = roles[key];
-            rolesData.push([ key, role.name, role.description ]);
-        }
-
         return (
             <div>
                 {edit && canDelete &&
@@ -258,7 +240,7 @@ export default class CUD extends Component {
                             <InputField id="password2" label={t('Repeat Password')} type="password"/>
                         </div>
                     }
-                    <TableSelect id="role" label={t('Role')} withHeader dropdown data={rolesData} columns={rolesColumns} selectionLabelIndex={1}/>
+                    <TableSelect id="role" label={t('Role')} withHeader dropdown dataUrl={'/rest/shares-roles-table/global'} columns={rolesColumns} selectionLabelIndex={1}/>
                     <NamespaceSelect/>
 
                     <ButtonRow>
diff --git a/client/src/users/List.js b/client/src/users/List.js
index ec56ecba..b85215d7 100644
--- a/client/src/users/List.js
+++ b/client/src/users/List.js
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ export default class List extends Component {
             {
                 label: 'Edit',
                 link: '/users/edit/' + data[0]
+            },
+            {
+                label: 'Shares',
+                link: '/users/shares/' + data[0]
             }
         ];
 
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ export default class List extends Component {
         }
 
         columns.push({ data: 3, title: "Namespace" });
+        columns.push({ data: 4, title: "Role" });
 
         return (
             <div>
diff --git a/client/src/users/root.js b/client/src/users/root.js
index edb7a011..2c47d4fa 100644
--- a/client/src/users/root.js
+++ b/client/src/users/root.js
@@ -8,24 +8,9 @@ import i18n from '../lib/i18n';
 import { Section } from '../lib/page';
 import CUD from './CUD';
 import List from './List';
-import mailtrainConfig from 'mailtrainConfig';
+import UserShares from '../shares/UserShares';
 
 const getStructure = t => {
-    const subPaths = {};
-
-    if (mailtrainConfig.isAuthMethodLocal) {
-        subPaths.edit = {
-            title: t('Edit User'),
-                params: [':id', ':action?'],
-                render: props => (<CUD edit {...props} />)
-        };
-
-        subPaths.create = {
-            title: t('Create User'),
-                render: props => (<CUD {...props} />)
-        };
-    }
-
     return {
         '': {
             title: t('Home'),
@@ -35,7 +20,22 @@ const getStructure = t => {
                     title: t('Users'),
                     link: '/users',
                     component: List,
-                    children: subPaths
+                    children: {
+                        edit: {
+                            title: t('Edit User'),
+                            params: [':id', ':action?'],
+                            render: props => (<CUD edit {...props} />)
+                        },
+                        create: {
+                            title: t('Create User'),
+                            render: props => (<CUD {...props} />)
+                        },
+                        shares: {
+                            title: t('User Shares'),
+                            params: [':id' ],
+                            component: UserShares
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index bedc794d..3e6aa17f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ dbcheck(err => {
 
     // And now the current migration with Knex
     knex.migrate.latest()
-        .then(() => shares.rebuildPermissions())
-        .then(() => server.listen(port, host)); // Listen on provided port, on all network interfaces.
+    .then(() => shares.regenerateRoleNamesTable())
+    .then(() => shares.rebuildPermissions())
+    .then(() => server.listen(port, host)); // Listen on provided port, on all network interfaces.
 });
 
 
diff --git a/lib/client-helpers.js b/lib/client-helpers.js
index 4dfee96d..a9514801 100644
--- a/lib/client-helpers.js
+++ b/lib/client-helpers.js
@@ -15,24 +15,8 @@ function getAnonymousConfig(context) {
 }
 
 function getAuthenticatedConfig(context) {
-    const roles = {};
-    for (const entityTypeId in config.roles) {
-        const rolesPerEntityType = {};
-        for (const roleId in config.roles[entityTypeId]) {
-            const roleSpec = config.roles[entityTypeId][roleId];
-
-            rolesPerEntityType[roleId] = {
-                name: roleSpec.name,
-                description: roleSpec.description
-            }
-        }
-        roles[entityTypeId] = rolesPerEntityType;
-    }
-
-
     return {
-        userId: context.user.id,
-        roles
+        userId: context.user.id
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/dt-helpers.js b/lib/dt-helpers.js
index b054059a..801f9953 100644
--- a/lib/dt-helpers.js
+++ b/lib/dt-helpers.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ async function ajaxList(params, queryFun, columns, mapFun) {
     });
 }
 
-async function ajaxListWithPermissions(context, fetchSpecs, params, queryFun, columns) {
+async function ajaxListWithPermissions(context, fetchSpecs, params, queryFun, columns, map) {
     const permCols = [];
     for (const fetchSpec of fetchSpecs) {
         const entityType = permissions.getEntityType(fetchSpec.entityTypeId);
@@ -121,11 +121,13 @@ async function ajaxListWithPermissions(context, fetchSpecs, params, queryFun, co
             for (const fetchSpec of fetchSpecs) {
                 const entityType = permissions.getEntityType(fetchSpec.entityTypeId);
 
-                query = query.innerJoin(
-                    function () {
-                        return this.from(entityType.permissionsTable).select('entity').where('user', context.user.id).whereIn('operation', fetchSpec.requiredOperations).as(`permitted__${fetchSpec.entityTypeId}`);
-                    },
-                    `permitted__${fetchSpec.entityTypeId}.entity`, `${entityType.entitiesTable}.id`)
+                if (fetchSpec.requiredOperations) {
+                    query = query.innerJoin(
+                        function () {
+                            return this.from(entityType.permissionsTable).select('entity').where('user', context.user.id).whereIn('operation', fetchSpec.requiredOperations).as(`permitted__${fetchSpec.entityTypeId}`);
+                        },
+                        `permitted__${fetchSpec.entityTypeId}.entity`, `${entityType.entitiesTable}.id`)
+                }
             }
 
             return query;
diff --git a/lib/passport.js b/lib/passport.js
index f2fee09a..47b524db 100644
--- a/lib/passport.js
+++ b/lib/passport.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ if (config.ldap.enabled && LdapStrategy) {
 
         } catch (err) {
             if (err instanceof interoperableErrors.NotFoundError) {
-                const userId = await users.create({
+                const userId = await users.create(null, {
                     username: profile[config.ldap.uidTag],
                     role: config.ldap.newUserRole,
                     namespace: config.ldap.newUserNamespaceId
@@ -143,6 +143,6 @@ if (config.ldap.enabled && LdapStrategy) {
     })));
 
     passport.serializeUser((user, done) => done(null, user.id));
-    passport.deserializeUser((id, done) => nodeifyPromise(users.getByIdNoPerms(id), done));
+    passport.deserializeUser((id, done) => nodeifyPromise(users.getById(null, id), done));
 }
 
diff --git a/models/reports.js b/models/reports.js
index a43237f3..a9030b37 100644
--- a/models/reports.js
+++ b/models/reports.js
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ function hash(entity) {
 }
 
 async function getByIdWithTemplate(context, id) {
-    await shares.enforceEntityPermission(context, 'report', id, 'view');
+    if (context) {
+        await shares.enforceEntityPermission(context, 'report', id, 'view');
+    }
 
-    return await getByIdWithTemplateNoPerms(id);
-}
-
-async function getByIdWithTemplateNoPerms(id) {
     const entity = await knex('reports')
         .where('reports.id', id)
         .innerJoin('report_templates', 'reports.report_template', 'report_templates.id')
@@ -201,7 +199,6 @@ module.exports = {
     ReportState,
     hash,
     getByIdWithTemplate,
-    getByIdWithTemplateNoPerms,
     listDTAjax,
     create,
     updateWithConsistencyCheck,
diff --git a/models/shares.js b/models/shares.js
index 3ad46b0b..4589e052 100644
--- a/models/shares.js
+++ b/models/shares.js
@@ -9,12 +9,45 @@ const permissions = require('../lib/permissions');
 const interoperableErrors = require('../shared/interoperable-errors');
 
 
-async function listDTAjax(context, entityTypeId, entityId, params) {
+async function listByEntityDTAjax(context, entityTypeId, entityId, params) {
     const entityType = permissions.getEntityType(entityTypeId);
 
     await enforceEntityPermission(context, entityTypeId, entityId, 'share');
 
-    return await dtHelpers.ajaxList(params, builder => builder.from(entityType.sharesTable).innerJoin('users', entityType.sharesTable + '.user', 'users.id').where(`${entityType.sharesTable}.entity`, entityId), [entityType.sharesTable + '.id', 'users.username', 'users.name', entityType.sharesTable + '.role', 'users.id']);
+    return await dtHelpers.ajaxList(
+        params,
+        builder => builder
+            .from(entityType.sharesTable)
+            .innerJoin('users', entityType.sharesTable + '.user', 'users.id')
+            .innerJoin('generated_role_names', 'generated_role_names.role', 'users.role')
+            .where('generated_role_names.entity_type', entityTypeId)
+            .where(`${entityType.sharesTable}.entity`, entityId),
+        [ 'users.username', 'users.name', 'generated_role_names.name', 'users.id' ]
+    );
+}
+
+async function listByUserDTAjax(context, entityTypeId, userId, params) {
+    const user = await knex('users').where('id', userId).first();
+    if (!user) {
+        shares.throwPermissionDenied();
+    }
+
+    await enforceEntityPermission(context, 'namespace', user.namespace, 'manageUsers');
+
+    const entityType = permissions.getEntityType(entityTypeId);
+
+    return await dtHelpers.ajaxListWithPermissions(
+        context,
+        [{ entityTypeId }],
+        params,
+        builder => builder
+            .from(entityType.sharesTable)
+            .innerJoin(entityType.entitiesTable, entityType.sharesTable + '.entity', entityType.entitiesTable + '.id')
+            .innerJoin('generated_role_names', 'generated_role_names.role', entityType.sharesTable + '.role')
+            .where('generated_role_names.entity_type', entityTypeId)
+            .where(entityType.sharesTable + '.user', userId),
+        [ entityType.entitiesTable + '.name', 'generated_role_names.name', entityType.entitiesTable + '.id' ]
+    );
 }
 
 async function listUnassignedUsersDTAjax(context, entityTypeId, entityId, params) {
@@ -24,10 +57,28 @@ async function listUnassignedUsersDTAjax(context, entityTypeId, entityId, params
 
     return await dtHelpers.ajaxList(
         params,
-        builder => builder.from('users').whereNotExists(function() { return this.select('*').from(entityType.sharesTable).whereRaw(`users.id = ${entityType.sharesTable}.user`).andWhere(`${entityType.sharesTable}.entity`, entityId); }),
-        ['users.id', 'users.username', 'users.name']);
+        builder => builder
+            .from('users')
+            .whereNotExists(function() {
+                return this
+                    .select('*')
+                    .from(entityType.sharesTable)
+                    .whereRaw(`users.id = ${entityType.sharesTable}.user`)
+                    .andWhere(`${entityType.sharesTable}.entity`, entityId);
+            }),
+        ['users.id', 'users.username', 'users.name']
+    );
 }
 
+async function listRolesDTAjax(context, entityTypeId, params) {
+    return await dtHelpers.ajaxList(
+        params,
+        builder => builder
+            .from('generated_role_names')
+            .where({entity_type: entityTypeId}),
+        ['role', 'name', 'description']
+    );
+}
 
 async function assign(context, entityTypeId, entityId, userId, role) {
     const entityType = permissions.getEntityType(entityTypeId);
@@ -38,13 +89,13 @@ async function assign(context, entityTypeId, entityId, userId, role) {
         enforce(await tx('users').where('id', userId).select('id').first(), 'Invalid user id');
         enforce(await tx(entityType.entitiesTable).where('id', entityId).select('id').first(), 'Invalid entity id');
 
-        const entry = await tx(entityType.sharesTable).where({user: userId, entity: entityId}).select('id', 'role').first();
+        const entry = await tx(entityType.sharesTable).where({user: userId, entity: entityId}).select('role').first();
 
         if (entry) {
             if (!role) {
-                await tx(entityType.sharesTable).where('id', entry.id).del();
+                await tx(entityType.sharesTable).where({user: userId, entity: entityId}).del();
             } else if (entry.role !== role) {
-                await tx(entityType.sharesTable).where('id', entry.id).update('role', role);
+                await tx(entityType.sharesTable).where({user: userId, entity: entityId}).update('role', role);
             }
         } else {
             await tx(entityType.sharesTable).insert({
@@ -100,7 +151,7 @@ async function _rebuildPermissions(tx, restriction) {
         })
         .select(['users.id', 'users.namespace', 'users.role as userRole', `${namespaceEntityType.sharesTable}.role`]);
     if (restriction.userId) {
-        usersWithRoleInOwnNamespaceQuery.where('user', restriction.userId);
+        usersWithRoleInOwnNamespaceQuery.where('users.id', restriction.userId);
     }
     const usersWithRoleInOwnNamespace = await usersWithRoleInOwnNamespaceQuery;
 
@@ -118,11 +169,13 @@ async function _rebuildPermissions(tx, restriction) {
 
 
     const usersWithRoleInRootNamespaceQuery = tx('users')
-        .leftJoin(namespaceEntityType.sharesTable, 'users.id', `${namespaceEntityType.sharesTable}.user`)
-        .where(`${namespaceEntityType.sharesTable}.entity`, 1 /* Global namespace id */)
+        .leftJoin(namespaceEntityType.sharesTable, {
+            'users.id': `${namespaceEntityType.sharesTable}.user`,
+            [`${namespaceEntityType.sharesTable}.entity`]: 1 /* Global namespace id */
+        })
         .select(['users.id', 'users.role as userRole', `${namespaceEntityType.sharesTable}.role`]);
     if (restriction.userId) {
-        usersWithRoleInRootNamespaceQuery.andWhere('user', restriction.userId);
+        usersWithRoleInRootNamespaceQuery.andWhere('users.id', restriction.userId);
     }
     const usersWithRoleInRootNamespace = await usersWithRoleInRootNamespaceQuery;
 
@@ -292,7 +345,6 @@ async function _rebuildPermissions(tx, restriction) {
     }
 }
 
-
 async function rebuildPermissions(tx, restriction) {
     restriction = restriction || {};
 
@@ -305,10 +357,50 @@ async function rebuildPermissions(tx, restriction) {
     }
 }
 
+async function regenerateRoleNamesTable() {
+    await knex.transaction(async tx => {
+        await tx('generated_role_names').del();
+
+        const entityTypeIds = ['global', ...Object.keys(permissions.getEntityTypes())];
+
+        for (const entityTypeId of entityTypeIds) {
+            const roles = config.roles[entityTypeId];
+
+            for (const role in roles) {
+                await tx('generated_role_names').insert({
+                    entity_type: entityTypeId,
+                    role,
+                    name: roles[role].name,
+                    description: roles[role].description,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+
 function throwPermissionDenied() {
     throw new interoperableErrors.PermissionDeniedError(_('Permission denied'));
 }
 
+async function removeDefaultShares(tx, user) {
+    const namespaceEntityType = permissions.getEntityType('namespace');
+
+    const roleConf = config.roles.global[user.role];
+
+    if (roleConf) {
+        const desiredRole = roleConf.rootNamespaceRole;
+
+        if (roleConf.ownNamespaceRole) {
+            await tx(namespaceEntityType.sharesTable).where({ user: user.id, entity: user.namespace }).del();
+        }
+
+        if (roleConf.rootNamespaceRole) {
+            await tx(namespaceEntityType.sharesTable).where({ user: user.id, entity: 1 /* Global namespace id */ }).del();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 function enforceGlobalPermission(context, requiredOperations) {
     if (typeof requiredOperations === 'string') {
         requiredOperations = [ requiredOperations ];
@@ -333,7 +425,7 @@ async function _checkPermission(context, entityTypeId, entityId, requiredOperati
         requiredOperations = [ requiredOperations ];
     }
 
-    const permsQuery = await knex(entityType.permissionsTable)
+    const permsQuery = knex(entityType.permissionsTable)
         .where('user', context.user.id)
         .whereIn('operation', requiredOperations);
 
@@ -351,11 +443,11 @@ async function checkEntityPermission(context, entityTypeId, entityId, requiredOp
         return false;
     }
 
-    return await _checkEntityPermission(context, entityTypeId, entityId, requiredOperations);
+    return await _checkPermission(context, entityTypeId, entityId, requiredOperations);
 }
 
 async function checkTypePermission(context, entityTypeId, requiredOperations) {
-    return await _checkEntityPermission(context, entityTypeId, null, requiredOperations);
+    return await _checkPermission(context, entityTypeId, null, requiredOperations);
 }
 
 async function enforceEntityPermission(context, entityTypeId, entityId, requiredOperations) {
@@ -374,14 +466,18 @@ async function enforceTypePermission(context, entityTypeId, requiredOperations)
 
 
 module.exports = {
-    listDTAjax,
+    listByEntityDTAjax,
+    listByUserDTAjax,
     listUnassignedUsersDTAjax,
+    listRolesDTAjax,
     assign,
     rebuildPermissions,
+    removeDefaultShares,
     enforceEntityPermission,
     enforceTypePermission,
     checkEntityPermission,
     checkTypePermission,
     enforceGlobalPermission,
-    throwPermissionDenied
+    throwPermissionDenied,
+    regenerateRoleNamesTable
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/models/users.js b/models/users.js
index eb6b0133..3100f8e5 100644
--- a/models/users.js
+++ b/models/users.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const allowedKeys = new Set(['username', 'name', 'email', 'password', 'namespace
 const ownAccountAllowedKeys = new Set(['name', 'email', 'password']);
 const allowedKeysExternal = new Set(['username', 'namespace', 'role']);
 const hashKeys = new Set(['username', 'name', 'email', 'namespace', 'role']);
-const shares = require('../../models/shares');
+const shares = require('./shares');
 
 
 function hash(entity) {
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ async function getById(context, id) {
     return await _getBy(context, 'id', id);
 }
 
-async function getByIdNoPerms(id) {
-    return await _getBy(null, 'id', id);
-}
-
 async function serverValidate(context, data, isOwnAccount) {
     const result = {};
 
@@ -120,12 +116,12 @@ async function listDTAjax(context, params) {
         context,
         [{ entityTypeId: 'namespace', requiredOperations: ['manageUsers'] }],
         params,
-        builder => builder.from('users').innerJoin('namespaces', 'namespaces.id', 'users.namespace'),
-        ['users.id', 'users.username', 'users.name', 'namespaces.name', 'users.role'],
-        data => {
-            const role = data[4];
-            data[4] = config.roles.global[role] ? config.roles.global[role].name : role;
-        }
+        builder => builder
+            .from('users')
+            .innerJoin('namespaces', 'namespaces.id', 'users.namespace')
+            .innerJoin('generated_role_names', 'generated_role_names.role', 'users.role')
+            .where('generated_role_names.entity_type', 'global'),
+        [ 'users.id', 'users.username', 'users.name', 'namespaces.name', 'generated_role_names.name' ]
     );
 }
 
@@ -172,28 +168,39 @@ async function _validateAndPreprocess(tx, user, isCreate, isOwnAccount) {
     }
 }
 
-async function create(user) {
-    await shares.enforceEntityPermission(context, 'namespace', user.namespace, 'manageUsers');
+async function create(context, user) {
+    if (context) { // Is also called internally from ldap handling in passport
+        await shares.enforceEntityPermission(context, 'namespace', user.namespace, 'manageUsers');
+    }
 
     await knex.transaction(async tx => {
         if (passport.isAuthMethodLocal) {
             await _validateAndPreprocess(tx, user, true);
+
             const userId = await tx('users').insert(filterObject(user, allowedKeys));
+
+            await shares.rebuildPermissions(tx, { userId });
+
             return userId;
 
         } else {
             const filteredUser = filterObject(user, allowedKeysExternal);
             enforce(user.role in config.roles.global, 'Unknown role');
+
             await namespaceHelpers.validateEntity(tx, user);
-            const userId = await knex('users').insert(filteredUser);
+
+            const userId = await tx('users').insert(filteredUser);
+
+            await shares.rebuildPermissions(tx, { userId });
+
             return userId;
         }
     });
 }
 
-async function updateWithConsistencyCheck(user, isOwnAccount) {
+async function updateWithConsistencyCheck(context, user, isOwnAccount) {
     await knex.transaction(async tx => {
-        const existing = await tx('users').where('id', user.id).first();
+        const existing = await tx('users').where(['id', 'namespace', 'role'], user.id).first();
         if (!existing) {
             shares.throwPermissionDenied();
         }
@@ -218,7 +225,6 @@ async function updateWithConsistencyCheck(user, isOwnAccount) {
             }
 
             await tx('users').where('id', user.id).update(filterObject(user, isOwnAccount ? ownAccountAllowedKeys : allowedKeys));
-
         } else {
             enforce(isOwnAccount, 'Local user management is required');
             enforce(user.role in config.roles.global, 'Unknown role');
@@ -226,6 +232,15 @@ async function updateWithConsistencyCheck(user, isOwnAccount) {
 
             await tx('users').where('id', user.id).update(filterObject(user, allowedKeysExternal));
         }
+
+        // Removes the default shares based on the user role and rebuilds permissions.
+        // rebuildPermissions adds the default shares based on the user role, which will reflect the changes
+        // done to the user.
+        if (existing.namespace !== user.namespace || existing.role !== user.role) {
+            await shares.removeDefaultShares(tx, existing);
+        }
+
+        await shares.rebuildPermissions(tx, { userId: user.id });
     });
 }
 
@@ -241,7 +256,7 @@ async function remove(context, userId) {
 
         await shares.enforceEntityPermission(context, 'namespace', existing.namespace, 'manageUsers');
 
-        await knex('users').where('id', userId).del();
+        await tx('users').where('id', userId).del();
     });
 }
 
@@ -366,7 +381,6 @@ module.exports = {
     create,
     hash,
     getById,
-    getByIdNoPerms,
     serverValidate,
     getByAccessToken,
     getByUsername,
diff --git a/routes/reports.js b/routes/reports.js
index d7c43bcf..f5a89cd8 100644
--- a/routes/reports.js
+++ b/routes/reports.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const router = require('../lib/router-async').create();
 router.getAsync('/download/:id', passport.loggedIn, async (req, res) => {
     await shares.enforceEntityPermission(req.context, 'report', req.params.id, 'viewContent');
 
-    const report = await reports.getByIdWithTemplateNoPerms(req.params.id);
+    const report = await reports.getByIdWithTemplate(null, req.params.id);
 
     if (report.state == reports.ReportState.FINISHED) {
         const headers = {
diff --git a/routes/rest/account.js b/routes/rest/account.js
index f3fc3b67..f585707f 100644
--- a/routes/rest/account.js
+++ b/routes/rest/account.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const router = require('../../lib/router-async').create();
 
 
 router.getAsync('/account', passport.loggedIn, async (req, res) => {
-    const user = await users.getByIdNoPerms(req.user.id);
+    const user = await users.getById(null, req.user.id);
     user.hash = users.hash(user);
     return res.json(user);
 });
diff --git a/routes/rest/reports.js b/routes/rest/reports.js
index 3c1db6f6..4ccaa7e7 100644
--- a/routes/rest/reports.js
+++ b/routes/rest/reports.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ router.postAsync('/reports-table', passport.loggedIn, async (req, res) => {
 router.postAsync('/report-start/:id', passport.loggedIn, passport.csrfProtection, async (req, res) => {
     await shares.enforceEntityPermission(req.context, 'report', req.params.id, 'execute');
 
-    const report = await reports.getByIdWithTemplateNoPerms(req.params.id);
+    const report = await reports.getByIdWithTemplate(null, req.params.id);
     await shares.enforceEntityPermission(req.context, 'reportTemplate', report.report_template, 'execute');
 
     await reportProcessor.start(req.params.id);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ router.postAsync('/report-start/:id', passport.loggedIn, passport.csrfProtection
 router.postAsync('/report-stop/:id', async (req, res) => {
     await shares.enforceEntityPermission(req.context, 'report', req.params.id, 'execute');
 
-    const report = await reports.getByIdWithTemplateNoPerms(req.params.id);
+    const report = await reports.getByIdWithTemplate(null, req.params.id);
     await shares.enforceEntityPermission(req.context, 'reportTemplate', report.report_template, 'execute');
 
     await reportProcessor.stop(req.params.id);
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ router.postAsync('/report-stop/:id', async (req, res) => {
 router.getAsync('/report-content/:id', async (req, res) => {
     await shares.enforceEntityPermission(req.context, 'report', req.params.id, 'viewContent');
 
-    const report = await reports.getByIdWithTemplateNoPerms(req.params.id);
+    const report = await reports.getByIdWithTemplate(null, req.params.id);
     res.sendFile(fileHelpers.getReportContentFile(report));
 });
 
 router.getAsync('/report-output/:id', async (req, res) => {
     await shares.enforceEntityPermission(req.context, 'report', req.params.id, 'viewOutput');
 
-    const report = await reports.getByIdWithTemplateNoPerms(req.params.id);
+    const report = await reports.getByIdWithTemplate(null, req.params.id);
     res.sendFile(fileHelpers.getReportOutputFile(report));
 });
 
diff --git a/routes/rest/shares.js b/routes/rest/shares.js
index d2901c31..760031b4 100644
--- a/routes/rest/shares.js
+++ b/routes/rest/shares.js
@@ -3,18 +3,26 @@
 const passport = require('../../lib/passport');
 const _ = require('../../lib/translate')._;
 const shares = require('../../models/shares');
-const permissions = require('../../lib/permissions')
+const permissions = require('../../lib/permissions');
 
 const router = require('../../lib/router-async').create();
 
-router.postAsync('/shares-table/:entityTypeId/:entityId', passport.loggedIn, async (req, res) => {
-    return res.json(await shares.listDTAjax(req.context, req.params.entityTypeId, req.params.entityId, req.body));
+router.postAsync('/shares-table-by-entity/:entityTypeId/:entityId', passport.loggedIn, async (req, res) => {
+    return res.json(await shares.listByEntityDTAjax(req.context, req.params.entityTypeId, req.params.entityId, req.body));
 });
 
-router.postAsync('/shares-users-table/:entityTypeId/:entityId', passport.loggedIn, async (req, res) => {
+router.postAsync('/shares-table-by-user/:entityTypeId/:userId', passport.loggedIn, async (req, res) => {
+    return res.json(await shares.listByUserDTAjax(req.context, req.params.entityTypeId, req.params.userId, req.body));
+});
+
+router.postAsync('/shares-unassigned-users-table/:entityTypeId/:entityId', passport.loggedIn, async (req, res) => {
     return res.json(await shares.listUnassignedUsersDTAjax(req.context, req.params.entityTypeId, req.params.entityId, req.body));
 });
 
+router.postAsync('/shares-roles-table/:entityTypeId', passport.loggedIn, async (req, res) => {
+    return res.json(await shares.listRolesDTAjax(req.context, req.params.entityTypeId, req.body));
+});
+
 router.putAsync('/shares', passport.loggedIn, async (req, res) => {
     const body = req.body;
     await shares.assign(req.context, body.entityTypeId, body.entityId, body.userId, body.role);
diff --git a/routes/rest/users.js b/routes/rest/users.js
index 027ac6f3..a2674f75 100644
--- a/routes/rest/users.js
+++ b/routes/rest/users.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ router.getAsync('/users/:userId', passport.loggedIn, async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.postAsync('/users', passport.loggedIn, passport.csrfProtection, async (req, res) => {
-    await users.create(req.body);
+    await users.create(req.context, req.body);
     return res.json();
 });
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ router.putAsync('/users/:userId', passport.loggedIn, passport.csrfProtection, as
     const user = req.body;
     user.id = parseInt(req.params.userId);
 
-    await users.updateWithConsistencyCheck(user);
+    await users.updateWithConsistencyCheck(req.context, user);
     return res.json();
 });
 
diff --git a/setup/knex/migrations/20170507084114_create_permissions.js b/setup/knex/migrations/20170507084114_create_permissions.js
index 41ad6fe9..f1f684d9 100644
--- a/setup/knex/migrations/20170507084114_create_permissions.js
+++ b/setup/knex/migrations/20170507084114_create_permissions.js
@@ -1,39 +1,46 @@
-const shareableEntityTypes = ['list', 'report', 'report_template', 'namespace'];
-
-exports.up = function(knex, Promise) {
-    let schema = knex.schema;
-
-    for (const entityType of shareableEntityTypes) {
-        schema = schema
-            .createTable(`shares_${entityType}`, table => {
-                table.increments('id').primary();
-                table.integer('entity').unsigned().notNullable().references(`${entityType}s.id`).onDelete('CASCADE');
-                table.integer('user').unsigned().notNullable().references('users.id').onDelete('CASCADE');
-                table.string('role', 64).notNullable();
-                table.unique(['entity', 'user']);
-            })
-            .createTable(`permissions_${entityType}`, table => {
-                table.increments('id').primary();
-                table.integer('entity').unsigned().notNullable().references(`${entityType}s.id`).onDelete('CASCADE');
-                table.integer('user').unsigned().notNullable().references('users.id').onDelete('CASCADE');
-                table.string('operation', 64).notNullable();
-                table.unique(['entity', 'user', 'operation']);
-            });
-    }
-
-    /* The global share for admin is set automatically in rebuild permissions, which is called upon every start */
-
-    return schema;
-};
-
-exports.down = function(knex, Promise) {
-    let schema = knex.schema;
-
-    for (const entityType of shareableEntityTypes) {
-        schema = schema
-            .dropTable(`shares_${entityType}`)
-            .dropTable(`permissions_${entityType}`);
-    }
-
-    return schema;
+const shareableEntityTypes = ['list', 'report', 'report_template', 'namespace'];
+
+exports.up = function(knex, Promise) {
+    let schema = knex.schema;
+
+    for (const entityType of shareableEntityTypes) {
+        schema = schema
+            .createTable(`shares_${entityType}`, table => {
+                table.integer('entity').unsigned().notNullable().references(`${entityType}s.id`).onDelete('CASCADE');
+                table.integer('user').unsigned().notNullable().references('users.id').onDelete('CASCADE');
+                table.string('role', 128).notNullable();
+                table.primary(['entity', 'user']);
+            })
+            .createTable(`permissions_${entityType}`, table => {
+                table.integer('entity').unsigned().notNullable().references(`${entityType}s.id`).onDelete('CASCADE');
+                table.integer('user').unsigned().notNullable().references('users.id').onDelete('CASCADE');
+                table.string('operation', 128).notNullable();
+                table.primary(['entity', 'user', 'operation']);
+            });
+    }
+    /* The global share for admin is set automatically in rebuildPermissions, which is called upon every start */
+
+    schema = schema
+        .createTable('generated_role_names', table => {
+            table.string('entity_type', 32).notNullable();
+            table.string('role', 128).notNullable();
+            table.string('name');
+            table.string('description');
+            table.primary(['entity_type', 'role']);
+        });
+    /* The generate_role_names table is repopulated in regenerateRoleNamesTable, which is called upon every start */
+
+    return schema;
+};
+
+exports.down = function(knex, Promise) {
+    let schema = knex.schema;
+
+    for (const entityType of shareableEntityTypes) {
+        schema = schema
+            .dropTable(`shares_${entityType}`)
+            .dropTable(`permissions_${entityType}`);
+    }
+
+    return schema;
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shared/interoperable-errors.js b/shared/interoperable-errors.js
index 24e2547d..cb42ddb0 100644
--- a/shared/interoperable-errors.js
+++ b/shared/interoperable-errors.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class DependencyNotFoundError extends InteroperableError {
 class PermissionDeniedError extends InteroperableError {
     constructor(msg, data) {
         super('PermissionDeniedError', msg, data);
+        this.status = 403;
     }
 }