So what I did was I created a new user with
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sudo useradd newuser
I then changed ownership of the folder as follows:
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sudo chown -R newuser /home/path/folder
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sudo passwd newuser
Next I gave that folder permissions as follows:
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sudo chmod newuser u+rwx,go-rwx /home/path/folder
Moreover, when I right-click on it and then click on "Ownership to user", there is a prompt for a password, and filling in my password unblocks the folder.
So, I am doing something wrong, but I can't figure it out.