recipe.rb

service "slapd" do
  supports :restart => true, :status => true
  action [ :enable, :start ]
end

# ... some shit ...

unless node[:slapd][:some_shit_has_been_done]
  service "slapd" do
    action :stop
  end

  # ... do more stuff, slapd will be stopped ...

  service "slapd" do
    action :start
  end
  
  node[:slapd][:some_shit_has_been_done] = true
end