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Yes. Define the user in clish, but don't assign a password. This allows you to add an RBA role. The role needs to include permissions for API calls, most (maybe all?) of which start with 'expert_api_'. Once the user is created and the RBA role is assigned, you need to use
gaia_api access --user <user> --enable true
as described in the link.
Linux uses a subsystem called PAM for authenticating users. With how PAM is set up on Check Point systems, local passwords are tried first, then TACACS and RADIUS. By not defining a password for the user in clish, that check fails and falls through to the central authentication options.
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